Also keep in mind that the President has multiple titles and roles that he slowly gains control of. I think Hu Jintao now has control of everything that he gets

Also keep in mind that the President has multiple titles and roles that he slowly gains control of. I think Hu Jintao now has control of everything that he gets control of? Until he retires and picks the new president, of course. China will reform eventually, as soon as a president decides that his successor will be democratically elected.