photo by Dan Kamminga President Hu Jintao is building a personality cult around himself in the ranks of the People’s Liberation Army so as to consolidate his status as the “core” of the Fourth-Generation leadership. Support by the generals is key to Hu’s power game, given that the 64-year-old Communist Party General Secretary has met fierce resistance in efforts to install his protégés in the Politburo Standing Committee at the crucial 17th Party Congress scheduled for October.
Hu Jintao’s PLA Personality Cult
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photo by Dan Kamminga President Hu Jintao is building a personality cult around himself in the ranks of the People’s Liberation Army so as to consolidate his status as the “core” of the Fourth-Generation leadership. Support by the generals is key to Hu’s power game, given that the 64-year-old Communist Party General Secretary has met fierce resistance in efforts to install his protégés in the Politburo Standing Committee at the crucial 17th Party Congress scheduled for October.
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