Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Hu Jintao ( Pinyin : HÃ JÇ ntÄ o , pronounced ; born 21 December 1942 , in Taizhou , Jiangsu ) is the current Paramount Leader of the People 's Republic of China .
Simplified: Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 , in Taizhou , Jiangsu ) is now the Paramount Leader of the People 's Republic of China .