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'''Hu Jintao''' was China's top leader from 2002 until 2012. He was president, chairman of the Military Commission, and general secretary of the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. He succeeded [[Jiang Zemin]] in all of these positions. In 2012 Hu stepped down as party leader.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/13/china-next-leaders-xi-and-li-named-to-central-committee-in-key-step-political/</ref> Now [[Xi Jinping]] rules the country.

'''Hu Jintao''' was Communist China's top leader from 2002 until 2012. He was president, chairman of the Military Commission, and general secretary of the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. He succeeded [[Jiang Zemin]] in all of these positions. In 2012 Hu stepped down as party leader.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/13/china-next-leaders-xi-and-li-named-to-central-committee-in-key-step-political/</ref> Now [[Xi Jinping]] rules the country.

The Chinese Communist Party is divided into three factions, the [[Shanghai]], [[Zhenjiang]], and [[Beijing]] factions. The Shanghai faction is led by [[Jiang Zemin]], the Zhenjiang faction is led by Xi Jinping, and Beijing faction is led by Hu Jintao. Each one of the three tries to nullify the influence of the other factions.<ref>https://tfipost.com/2019/11/the-great-china-split-is-here-jinpings-old-enemies-are-orchestrating-his-fall/</ref>

The Chinese Communist Party is divided into three factions, the [[Shanghai]], [[Zhenjiang]], and [[Beijing]] factions. The Shanghai faction is led by [[Jiang Zemin]], the Zhenjiang faction is led by Xi Jinping, and Beijing faction is led by Hu Jintao. Each one of the three tries to nullify the influence of the other factions.<ref>https://tfipost.com/2019/11/the-great-china-split-is-here-jinpings-old-enemies-are-orchestrating-his-fall/</ref>