He left the Politburo in 2022, after the 20th CCP National Congress, though he kept his membership to the CCP Central Committee. In March 2023, he became a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Hu is popularly known as "little Hu" due to the similarities of his career with that of former CCP general secretary Hu Jintao (no relation).
In 2022, following the 20th CCP National Congress, he left the Politburo but continued in the CCP Central Committee. In March 2023, he became a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Hu is known as "little Hu" because his career trajectory mirrors that of former CCP general secretary Hu Jintao (no relation).