Tag Archives: Hu Jintao

It’s Xi Jinping!

Yesterday was the day: the baton has been passed to a new generation of leaders. The very moment of this transition was captured in the form of a handshake between former president Hu Jintao and new president Xi Jinping yesterday … Continue reading

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Hu’s the boss

The Weibo user Media Man Old Wang (传媒老王) posted a selection of newspaper front pages from November 9, the day after the 18th Party Congress started. He notes that all of these papers are commercial metropolis papers that do not usually carry … Continue reading

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Sinica Week: The Chairman

This is the Sinica Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days along with recommendations from guests on Sinica, a weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Danwei’s Jeremy … Continue reading

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Balding crisis engulfs the post-’90s generation

The front page of the Wuhan Morning News today features a strange picture: the back of a bald-man’s head with a nail sticking out of it, and a goat leashed to the nail. The goat is walking the circumference of its leash, … Continue reading

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Danwei Week: Xi Jinping’s family fortunes and demonstrations in Shifang

This is the Danwei Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days. We’ll choose a maximum of five topics per week, and try to link to the best coverage of them in English. If this … Continue reading

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Full American dinner for Hu Jintao

Guangzhou’s New Express is just one of the newspapers highlighting the banquet attended by Hu Jintao on the 19th at the White House.

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Hu Jintao wears same tie when meeting Kim Jong-il and Harry Reid

Photos: Hu Jintao wore the same tie when meeting Harry Reid (who earlier called him a dictator) as he did to a recent meeting with Kim Jong-il.

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Hu Jintao sings Moscow Nights

A video from 2010 of Hu Jintao singing ‘Moscow Nights’.

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People’s Daily covers Hu Jintao’s US trip

The People’s Daily has photos and news about Hu Jintao’s arrival in the United States.

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US-Sino currency rap battle from Next Media Animation

Quirky brilliance from Next Media Animation: The US-Sino Currency Rap Battle, featuring Obama and Chinese president Hu Jintao, who says: “China’s in the house. We own your ass biaatch!”

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