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, after the 20th CCP National Congress, he resigned from the Politburo but remained a member of the CCP Central Committee. In March 2023, he was appointed as a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Hu is commonly referred to as "little Hu" due to his career similarities with former CCP general secretary Hu Jintao (no relation).