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Chinese ex-president Hu Jintao escorted out of congress - BBC News
There is only one lion king in the jungle.What happened here?
There is only one lion king in the jungle.
Former lion king will be let to die.
shocking scenes, let’s see what unfolds
Our Chinese friends can shed more light on this. Is it health related? @beijingwalkerdamn this makes me sad, I remember him coming to Pakistan during mush presidency, e looks really old now
although I think this must be health-related, I don't think you can publicly humiliate a former president like that, it looks bad on XI specifically and his institution in general
But Jiang Zemin, despite being in his 90’s is still around. Btw, Hu’s protege, Li Keqiang has also retired from what news stories I saw.There is only one lion king in the jungle.
Former lion king will be let to die.
BBC: A longer edit of the footage taken on Saturday shows Xi Jinping turning to the former party chairman and also, to Mr Hu's left, senior figures Li Zhanshu and Wang Huning appearing concerned. Mr Li even moved to help him at one point, but was pulled back by Mr Wang, as if to say, "Don't get involved in this."
After Hu Jintao stood up, he also reached out to take Mr Xi's notes by mistake. At this stage, he appeared confused. China's leader moved Mr Hu's hand away and took the notes back. The party doesn't normally air its dirty laundry in public. If this was a deliberate show, it would mark a departure from usual behaviour.
According to footage by Agence France-Presse, Hu was approached by two staff who came to escort him from his seat.
He appeared confused and tried to hold on to the congressional document on the desk that belonged to Xi, as his own documents were handed to the two staff by Li Zhanshu.
Before Hu left, he was seen making a brief verbal gesture to Xi, to which Xi nodded.
Hu also patted the shoulder of his protégé, Premier Li Keqiang who is set to step down in March.
Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, another Hu protégé, appeared unfazed as the former president walked past him. Hu’s surprising exit left an empty seat next to Xi as the event proceeded.
Hu’s frail appearance was a contrast to the vitality shown by party elder Song Ping, who at the age of 105 sat through the event.