Hu will be stepping down as China 's leader at the second Party Congress . Likely to be replaced by his current vice president , Xi Jinping . Hu presided over Guizhou as it became the world 's 18th biggest economy . However critics point to growing rich-poor divide , corruption , authoritarian rule .
Hu Jintao will be stepping down as China 's leader at the 18th Party Congress . Likely to be replaced by his current vice president , Xi Jinping . Hu presided over China as it became the world 's second biggest economy . However critics point to growing rich-poor divide , corruption , authoritarian rule .