Chinese President Hu Jintao (45 images)

China's top leaders and delegates attendi the opening ceremony of the 17th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 15, 2007. The elite of China's Communist Party opened their five-yearly Congress, an event widely expected to see President Hu Jintao endorsed as the nation's leader for another five years. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

Chinese President Hu Jintao (left) and Korean President Muy Myung-Bak attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 27, 2008. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China on November 21, 2007. Sarkozy is due to oversee billions of dollars in trade deals on his visit to China, including an historic agreement to build two nuclear reactors. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the country's top government officials and delegates attending the closing ceremony of the National Peoples' Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 18, 2008. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday blamed supporters of the Dalai Lama for recent protests and protests in Tibet, saying Chinese forces exercised restraint in confronting unrest there. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)