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Former Chinese president Hu Jintao escorted out of party congress (Reuters)

Hu, 79, who was seated to the left of Xi, was led off the stage of the main auditorium of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by two stewards, a Reuters ...

Looking distressed, Hu appeared to resist leaving as the stewards escorted him out, turning back to his seat at one point. Hu, 79, Xi Jinping's immediate predecessor, was seated to the left of Xi. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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Former Chinese President Hu Jintao removed from Congress (The Japan Times)

Beijing – Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday's closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment ...

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Former China President Hu led out of Communist Party Congress (Aljazeera.com)

Hu Jintao was escorted out of the closing ceremony of the party congress as Xi Jinping consolidates his position.

A steward attempted to take a sitting Hu by the arm before being shaken off. [79-year-old](/news/2012/11/9/chinas-hu-says-corruption-threatens-state) seemed reluctant to leave the front row of proceedings at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, where he was sitting next to President Xi Jinping. [Xi set to reveal China’s new senior leadership as Congress ends](/news/2022/10/21/xi-set-to-reveal-chinas-new-senior-leadership-as-congress-ends) [Japan, Australia leaders sign new security pact to counter China](/news/2022/10/22/japan-australia-leaders-sign-new-security-pact-to-counter-china) [What’s on the agenda for China’s 20th Communist Party Congress?](/news/2022/10/16/whats-on-the-agenda-for-chinas-communist-party-congress)

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Former Chinese president Hu Jintao escorted out of party congress ... (ABC News)

Key points: The former Chinese leader was sitting next to Xi Jinping when he was led out from Beijing's Great Hall of the People; The frail-looking 79-year ...

Complete humiliation for the last generation of pre-Xi leadership," tweeted analyst Alex White. A seated Mr Xi was filmed holding papers down on the desk as Mr Hu tried to grab them. - The former Chinese leader was sitting next to Xi Jinping when he was led out from Beijing's Great Hall of the People

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Hu Jintao: The mysterious exit of China's former leader from party ... (BBC News)

Why was Hu Jintao asked to leave the stage at the end of China's Communist Party congress?

It does not include Li Keqiang or Wang Yang, both seen as economic liberals, both linked to the ideas of the former administration. It was just after the cameras had set up that officials approached Mr Hu and indicated that he should go. 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. The current government has encouraged an explosion in nationalist sentiment, showing little concern for what anyone else thinks about its handling of anything. Why in front of the cameras? What did he say to the man who replaced him, Xi Jinping, which prompted a nod from China's current leader?

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China's former leader mysteriously removed (Sky News Australia)

The reason behind a former Chinese president being controversially escorted from the official closing ceremony of the Communist Party's National Congress ...

Now, he is much better." The public exit of Mr Xi’s predecessor - who was China’s leader from 2002 to 2012 - has been seen by some as representing a former time being symbolically removed. In the footage, Mr Hu appeared confused and reluctant to leave as he pulled back from the man trying to lift him out of his seat by his right arm. 25+ news channels in 1 place. "When he was not feeling well during the session, his staff, for his health, accompanied him to a room next to the meeting venue for a rest. Hu Jintao was seated next to Chinese President Xi Jinping when ceremony officials approached the former leader to remove him from the party meeting.

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