Son of communist veteran Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002), Xi Jinping served mostly in Fujian province in his early career. He was later appointed party chief of the neighboring Zhejiang province, and then was appointed as Shanghai’s party chief following the dismissal of Chen Liangyu. Known for his tough stance on corruption and a frank openness about political and market economy reforms, Xi’s combination of positions makes him the presumptive heir to former General Secretary Hu Jintao and the “paramount leader” of the Communist Party of China’s fifth generation of leadership.
China’s new leader Xi Jinping will lead the economy of the People’s Republic of China along with 6 other top official members. Some new members in leadership include Li Keqiang and Wang Qishan. The seven membership group is dubbed as the “Politburo Standing Committee” and some predict that China’s new leadership will be less progressive.
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Hu Jintao, President of China (till March, 2013)
Hu Jintao, a native of Jixi, Anhui Province, was born in December 1942. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1964 and began to work in July 1965 after he graduated from the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University, majored in hub hydropower stations.
1959-1964: Student at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University.
1964-1965: Postgraduate and political instructor at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University.
1965-1968: Participated in R&D at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University and served as political instructor before the start of the “cultural revolution.”
1968-1969: Worked with the housing construction team of Liujia Gorge Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy.
1969-1974: Technician and secretary of No. 813 Sub-Bureau, Fourth Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy and deputy-secretary of the general Party branch of the sub-bureau’s head office.
1974-1975: Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Construction Committee (GPCC).
1975-1980: Deputy director of the design management division, GPCC.
1980-1982: Vice chairman of GPCC and secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China.
1984-1985: First secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China.
1985-1988: Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee.
1988-1992: Secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region.
1992-1993: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee.
1993-1998: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.
1998-1999: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, vice president of the People’s Republic of China, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.
1999-2002: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, vice president of the People’s Republic of China, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.
2002-March 2003: General secretary of the CPC Central Committee, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and vice president of the People’s Republic of China.
March 15, 2003: Elected president of the People’s Republic of China.
September 19, 2004: Elected chairman of the Central Military Commission.
March 13, 2005: Elected chairman of the state Central Military Commission.
He was an alternate member, member of the 12th CPC Central Committee, member of the 13th, 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and is a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He was a member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and is a member of the Political Bureau and of its Standing Committee, and general secretary of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He was elected vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 6th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
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We Johannes and Lilibeth Huijgen. 21 March 2012
We are now back in the Philipinnes with China Shouthern to arive in the Philipinnes From Amsterdam to being then to Qanshoe to Manila to arive there at 28 February 2012 we have return tickets to Amsterdam at 27 May 2012 to return but a residence is not there fore us after that mine son is kidnapt the roal dutch Ambassy told us before last year 10 September 2011 to return and to go to the oficials of the townhall in Emmen and to seek help for a residence,we went to the townhall of the GBA and they are not wiling to regrister me and mine Philipinne wife in the GBA,also of this we did not get a residence,mine pension is reducted sinds june 2011 until 770.84 euro monthly not enough to pay the rental bills of a renthouse in the Netherlands ,we are regristered at the Europian Court of Humanrights at 8 December 2010,after this they reducted mine pension to make it unposible for us to get a residence back of not being wiling to apear for the court of europian court of humanrights in France ,i want to have a asian sumit with the help of the chinese to arange it for us as custumors back with china shouthern to get a residence back ,job back and our only child back witch is kidnapt in hotel ten cate after the mising medical recheck sinds i November 2004 to promes it ,and to tel it took place by a leter send of the UWV as part of the dutch goverment not to tell the trued and making up fage stories ,a medical recheck never took place in the Philipinnes in 2006 ,with a income lose to make me handycap after it and to kidnap mine only son is enough reason now to receive the power of the DRAGON AS CUSTUMORS BACK TO EUROPE AND TO EARN MINE INCOME LOSE BACK SINDS 2004 UNTIL NOW MARCH 2012,AS EXPERT IN POLITICS TO GIVE MILJARDS OF JOBS TO MOSLIMS,BO0EDIST,HANDYCAPS TO CHANGE THE DESERTS WITH BUSINNES AND INCOME TO A PARADISE WITH WEALTH FOR ALL,IN THE WHOLE WORLD ,AMEN.HELP ME PRESIDENT OF CHINA TO ARANGE A ASIAN SUMIT TO GET IT BACK FOR YOUY ALL OF IGNORING THE HUMANRIGHTS IN EUROPE TO REDUCT MINE INCOME OUR RESIDENCE WILL NEVER GIVEN BACK TO US AND OUR CHILD WILL STAY AWAY FROM US ,ALSO I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO EARN THE WEALTH WITH INCOME AND BUSINNES FOR YOU ALL IN THE WHOLE WORLD IF YOU WILL NOT GIVE ME THE CHANGE TO DEFEND ME WITH HUMANRIGHTS BACK THEN GIVE ME PLEASE THE CHANGE TO ATEND A ASIAN SUMIT FOR US TO RETURN BACK TO EUROPE WITH YOUR HELP WITH RESIDENCE,JOB,AND CHILD BACK TO EARN IT ALL FOR YOU AGAIN SINDS THE PROMES GIVEN BY THE UWV IN 2004 THAT I WOULD BE CHECKING UP FOR WORK ,NOT TO DO IT IN 2006 AND TO REDUCT MINE INCOME AFTER KIDNAPING OF MINE ONLY SON FROM 1400 EURO IN 2004 WHEN I ARIVED WITH FIRST WIFE JULITA LUMAYOG HUIJGEN WITH CANCER THEN AFTER HER DEAD TO MAKE IT SMALER AND SMALER ,UNTIL 700 EURO MONTHLY AT THIS MOMENT IN THE PHILIPINNES,PLEASE GIVE ME A EMAIL WHAT WILL HAPEN AND WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOU ALL IN THE WORLD.
it is now 9 April 2012.
We want to have a asian sumit as custumors of china shouthern to return back to another country inside europe if the residence for humanrights will not been given back after the mising medical recheck in 2006 not to give it and to mention it in the leter of the dutch goverment that it took place witch never took place in the Philipinnes in 2006,now our residence is givenup by the ministery of justice with the domesta a housing instance witch kidnapt mine son in a hotel ten cate in emmen at 10 october 2010 after providing wrong banking number at 9 september 2010 to make me the victem of geting our child away from school by providing wrong banking number send from Holland to the Philipinnes at the time we were custumors of china airways with CIO66 to leave and to return at 10 October 2010 with CIO65 with johannes,lilibeth and our kidnapt child richard berenguer huijgen,of money greed with email of 3 september 2009 to use after the reguest of jasn groen to send it to him that time,please arange now a asia sumit for us to prevent those mess on all to make all victems of this in the whole world.