Ever since he became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the Peoples’ Republic of China four years ago, Hu Jintao has remained infuriatingly wooden-faced and opaque. Over the past year, however, the shroud of mystery has begun to drop.
自四年前胡锦涛成为中共总书记和国家主席以来一直僵硬呆板、捉摸不定，令人厌恶。但是去年，神秘的外罩开始脱落。胡锦涛大肆颂扬“毛泽东思想”，镇压媒体异议人士。这些行为不仅开始揭示了一个独裁者，而且也让国内外一厢情愿的自由派人士大失所望。这些人希望胡锦涛会成为锐意改革的领导人。