Xi Jinping spent five years as a tourist.
Xi Jinping ( [ - cmnɕǐ tɕìn.pʰǐŋ ] , ; born 15 June 1953 ) is the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the People 's Republic of China , and Chairman of the Central Military Commission . Xi joined the Politburo Standing Committee and central secretariat in October 2007 , spending the next five years as Hu Jintao 's presumed successor .