China's former president unexpectedly escorted out of party congress

China's former president Hu Jintao has been unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony of the ruling Communist Party.

The 79-year-old, who was seated on the left of President Xi Jinping, was led off the stage of the main auditorium of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by two stewards.

He appeared to resist leaving, turning back to his seat at one point.

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[concernedamerican]

The cameras were allowed into the meeting right before this took place. They wanted everyone to see this, it's a power play. *There are no coincidences in life.*

[Nick-bhbk]

Xi seemed pretty aloof at anything Hu had to say. Seems like a power play to me.

[FunkcijaDijagonale]

this is not a coincidence, its a message

[georges]

For health reasons? Come on! That is a healthy man who didn't want to leave.

[krishnanunnimadathil]

Hu Jintao was a sane, stable man. Sad to see him like this.

[thilomanten]

Shows exactly where China is heading towards, from a Party dictatorship to a "one-man-show"! Hail to our dear leader Whinnie Pooo!

[NodirbekMirfayziev]

This one clip shows how scary a repressive system can be even for former presidents.

[kurtt]

1:26 Wang Hunin pulled the No3 down back on his chair. This is extraordinary detail.

[lalida]

They basically hauled him out against his will, but bc he is older, they couldn’t be forceful about it.

[ilovelimpfries]

Oooo I'm so excited for the next episode of General Hostility.

[axle.australian.patriot]

All the other party members looking and thinking "That will be me one day. Gulp!". Like a horsie, off to the glue and jello factory...

[thurston]

They knew he was going to vote against

[thaidomain]

Unwell ? He was actually walking quite well after been taken from his seat.

[berserkirclaws]

Yeah he was "unwell" 😉
But the Chinese government say he's much better now ⚰️

[jameshulme]

Besides the power play, gotta love no one in the front row wore masks but everyone else in the arena had to.

[derpiru]

This is basically what the Soviet Union looks like back then, today we can watch this unfolds in 4k!

[pearlyung]

No need to shame Hu in front of the whole world even if he is unwell. He didn't want to leave. Shameless xi Jinping.

[aorjarsrelaxingvideos]

He didn't look sick to me, more like kicked out.

[elvo]

What bothers me is his peers seem to care more about looking stoic then helping him. He needed his friends he looked dizzy and confused. Xi couldn't even be bothered to look at him. SMH

[rogerphillips]

Seeing as Qiushi has deleted all references to Hu Jintao, it is unlikely that he left due to feeling unwell