Person of the Year 2007

The Rise of Hu Jintao

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Line of Succession
Hu (left) is considered part of the "fourth generation" of Chinese leaders. He was preceded in the job of Communist Party General Secretary by Deng Xiaoping (second from right) and Jiang Zemin (between them). In this photo, the three men meet with Party delegates in 1992.

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