 On 20 November 2015, the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Hu Yaobang, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping held a high profile commemoration ceremony for Hu Yaobang in Beijing.In contrast to the event held by the previous leadership ten years earlier, the 100th anniversary event was deliberately high-profile and attended by all members of the Politburo Standing Committee.Xi lavished Hu with praise for his accomplishments, and said that Hu "dedicated his life to the party and to the people.