General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012 and President from 2003 to 2013, with 温家宝 as premier. His 科学发展观 (Scientific Outlook on Development) is in the Party constitution.
During Hu Jintao's tenure, China's economy grew rapidly.
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history
Hu led the so-called 胡温体制 (Hu-Wen system) with Premier Wen Jiabao, a decade often remembered for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the global financial crisis response.
culture
His signature political theory 科学发展观 (Scientific Outlook on Development) was written into the CCP constitution in 2007 alongside Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought.
