AFTER being appointed head of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002, Hu Jintao became state president in 2003 and commander-in-chief of the army in 2004. With these three positions, Mr Hu has his hands firmly on the main levers of power in one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies (and its most populous country).
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