Present China

Paramount leader of the Peoples Republic of China(PRC)

Literally means "the highest leader of the party and the state",
refers to the political leader of China in modern Chinese political
science.
The paramount leader usually holds the following post:
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
President of the People's Republic of China

Generations of Paramount Leaders of PRC:

1
st
Gen.: Mao Zedong (1 October 1949 - 9 September 1976;
26 years, 344 days)*
2
nd
Gen.: Hua Guofeng (9 September 1976 - 22 December 1978;
2 years, 104 days)
Deng Xiaoping (22 December 1978 - 12 October 1992; 13
years, 295 days)
3
rd
Gen.: Jiang Zemin (12 October 1992 - 15 November 2002; 10
years, 34 days)
4
th
Gen.: Hu Jintao (15 November 2002 - 15 November 2012; 10
years, 0 days)
5
th
Gen.: Xi Jinping (15 November 2012 present)

Leadership Highlights:

Hua Guofeng/Su Zhu (16 February 1921 20 August 2008)
Mao Zedongs Successor
Ideology: Two Whatervers
Ended the Cultural Revolution and Arrested the Gang of four

Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 19 February 1997)
Ideology: Deng Xiaoping Theory or Dengism
Four Cardinal Principles
Change, Reform, Open Up/Socialism with Chinese
characteristics
One Country, Two Systems
One-child Policy
Sino-American Relations
Sino- British Joint Declaration
Johnson South Reef Skirmish
Tianamen Square Protests of 1989/June Fourth Incident/89
Democracy Movement
1
st
McDonalds restaurant in China

Jiang Zemin (born 17 August 1926)
The Eight Great Eminent Officials/The Eight Elders/The Eight
Immortals
Ideology: Three Represents
"Represents advanced social productive forces" = Economic
production
"Represents the progressive course of China's advanced
culture" = Cultural development
"Represents the fundamental interests of the majority" =
Political consensus
Accession to World Trade Organization
Shenzhou 5

Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942)
Ideology: Socialist Harmonious Society through Scientific
Outlook on Development
Chinas peaceful development advocacy on foreign policy
Relaxed the One-child Policy
2008 Summer Olympic Games and Summer Paralympic Games
Change 1 of the Lunar Exploration Program
Shenzhou 7
Expo 2010

Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953)
Current Paramount leader of PRC
Ideology: The Chinese Dream
National rejuvenation
Improvement of Peoples Livelihoods
Prosperity
Construction of a better society
Military strengthening
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone




*not part of this report