Hu Jintao: In Charge and in Transition; China's No. 1 Steers Careful Course for Rising Nation

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BEIJING -- When Hu Jintao made his first visit to Washington, D.C., the then-vice president of China never deviated from the official policy line, leaving Bush administration officials perplexed as to what kind of leader he would become.

Four years later, Hu arrives in the U.S. on Tuesday with an answer to that question: He is president and undisputed leader of a fast-rising nation whose emergence poses economic, diplomatic and security challenges for the United States.

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Hu Jintao: In Charge and in Transition; China's No. 1 Steers Careful Course for Rising Nation

A telegenic but uncharismatic technocrat, Hu has presided over an impressive run-up in Chinese power, striking a populist tone and squelching dissent at home while pursuing free-market policies and broadening the coun...

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