Hu, a life-long Party functionary, was able to fool most observers during his first year in office. He and Premier Wen Jiabao – often called a latter-day Zhou Enlai for his administrative abilities and willingness to play second fiddle – rolled out one impressive slogan after another: “Put people first,” “Run the country according to law,” “Render the media closer to the people,” and “Make government transparent.”
胡锦涛一生都是党政干部，他在掌权的第一年欺骗了大多数观察家。他和总理温家宝一个接一个地推出令人印象深刻的口号，什么“以民为本”，“依法治国”，“媒体贴近群众”以及“政务透明”。温家宝常常由于他的行政能力和甘当配角而被称为当今的周恩来。这一政权似乎正在摆脱江泽民的老政权。