Hu Jintao to Japanese kid: I didn’t ask to be Chairman. The people of China chose me.

Here’s an old video from President Hu Jintao’s trip to Japan last year that we missed earlier and is making the rounds again on Sina Weibo.
A Japanese elementary school student asks Hu, most innocently: “Grandpa Hu, why did you want to become Chairman?”
The President’s priceless response: “Let me tell you. I have never wanted to become Chairman. All the people of China chose me to be the Chairman, so I could not afford to let them down.”
Uh… okay, if you say so, Chairman Hu.
Watch after the jump…