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= Hu Jintao =


 * Paramount leader of the Peoples Republic of China
 * The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002
 * President of the People's Republic of China since 2003
 * Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang Zemin as the top leader of fourth generation leadership of the Communist Party of China.
 * Hu possesses a low-key and reserved leadership style.
 * His rise to the presidency represents China's transition of leadership from old, establishment communists to younger, more pragmatic technocrats.

__**Human Rights**__ Hu admits that there is still a lot to be done when it comes to human rights, but says that China has made "enormous progress" when it comes to human rights. And many world leaders agree, such as Barack Obama, who supported this statement. Although some dubious decisions are being made when it comes questionable arrests and jailings, countries like the United States do agree that these decision should be in China's discretion. Human rights also includes economic rights, which have been slightly improved, and have, supposedly, raised living standards of those in China substantially.

__**Global Interdependence**__ All of the uprising and protests in the Middle East cause alarm for the Chinese Communist Party because they are also not liked by their citizens. President Hu Jintao has issued orders to party officials to "solve prominent problems which might harm the harmony and stability of the society." The Chinese Government is worried about the impact of the Middle East upheavals on China, given that ongoing developments in that region remind China of the 'Tiananmen Square' incident.

Hu Jintao has been taking many actions when it comes to improving China's environment. He is in the process of creating a 5 year plan (2011-2015) that includes plans to reduce carbon emissions by 40-45% in the next 10 years. Also, Hu is also aiming to get more of China to see the urgency and importance of dealing with climate change. Although he doesn't really have any developed ideas on what to do to solve this, he is eager to have meetings and develop plans with those more knowledgeable in this field. In addition, he is meeting with countries like the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in order to find some sort of aid or solution to water shortage and pollution problems, along with possible sources of alternative energy.
 * __Environment__**


 * __Tolerance of Diversity__**
 * The Communist Party of China (CPC) Bears zero tolerance to corruption or diversity and the crackdown on it must be effectively strengthened, Hu Jintao said on Monday in his report of the 17th CPC National Congress. "The CPC never tolerates corruption or any other negative phenomena," said Hu on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee, Stressing that, "resolutely punishing and effectively preventing corruption is crucial to the popular support for the Party and its Survival." **

__**Interaction with China &** **Relationship with China**__ Since becoming President of China in 2002, Hu has been at the helm of the country as it's seen some of the most rapid economic growth in history. And, since the economic growth has done nothing but better the lives of the Chinese, Hu has the support of the majority of the population. He, along with the CCP, should be okay in the eyes of the citizens as long as ideas of Western-style democracy don't spark a Middle East-like revolt. However, this does not seem likely at this point, since the economy is booming, and human rights are starting to increase (including economic rights).


 * __Promoting China__**
 * Hu Jintao aims at lessening the inequality and changing the style of the "GDP first and Welfare Second" policies. He focuses on sectors of the Chinese population that have been left behind by the economic reform, and has taken a number of high profile trips to the poorer areas of China with the stated goal of understanding these areas better. Hu also attempted to move China away from a policy of favoring economic growth at all costs and toward a more balanced view of growth that includes factors in social inequality and environmental damage, including the use of the green gross domestic product in personnel decisions. **

China will definitely have an impact on the world in the years to come, and it will be, for the most part, economically. China has the second largest economy (behind only the United States), and is, by far, the fastest growing. These trends are predicted to continue, which means there is a good chance that China's economy can become the largest in the next decades, especially if the United States does not take resultful action. In addition, China is the world's leading exporter, and the demands for their goods worldwide is only going up. More factories and places to produce goods are being built, do to the country becoming more industrialized. It would not be shocking to see China at the top of the food chain sometime in the next 50 years.
 * __Future Impact of China on the World__**

**Works Cited**
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao
 * http://www.globalsouth.org/news/news.php?key1=2011-03-03%2018:06:45&key2=1
 * http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2011/0120/When-China-s-Hu-Jintao-speaks-on-human-rights-check-his-definition-of-the-term
 * http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/chinagreenlaw/china_environmental_news_alert_18.html
 * http://www.investorideas.com/Articles/Growth_Markets.asp
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China