Coverage dated October 21, 2022

Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Party Congress comes to a close

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By Simone McCarthy, Yong Xiong and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s former top leader, Hu Jintao, was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress, in a moment of drama during what is typically a highly choreographed event.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Party Congress comes to a close (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Simone McCarthy, Yong Xiong and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s former top leader, Hu Jintao, was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress, in a moment of drama during what is typically a highly choreographed event.

  2. Insider

    Live broadcast shows former Chinese president being abruptly escorted out of the Communist Party Congress closing ceremony (opens Insider)

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    Footage shows China's ex-president Hu Jintao, who was sitting next to President Xi Jinping, being removed from the 20th Party Congress closing ceremony.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Former China President Hu led out of Communist Party Congress (opens Al Jazeera)

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

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Communist Party Congress comes to a close (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Simone McCarthy, Yong Xiong and Steven Jiang, CNN Former Chinese top leader Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of the closing ceremony of a major meeting of China’s ruling Communist Party Saturday, in a moment of drama during what is typically a highly choreographed event.

  5. PJ Media

    Former Chinese President Hu Jintao 'Escorted' Off Stage at Communist Party Congress (opens PJ Media)

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    Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was attending the Communist Party Congress this week. He sat in a place of honor next to Chinese President Xi Jinping — a ruse to make the victim relax.

  6. Washington Times

    Former Chinese leader removed from Party congress (opens Washington Times)

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    Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was escorted out of a major session of the Chinese Communist Party on Saturday in a humiliating display of internal tensions within the ruling communist regime in Beijing.

  7. Washington Examiner

    WATCH: Shock moment former Chinese President Hu Jintao gets escorted from party conference (opens Washington Examiner)

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    In a stunning moment, former Chinese President Hu Jintao was mysteriously escorted out of a key Chinese Communist Party meeting on Saturday.

  8. Fox News

    Drama at Chinese Communist Party summit: Xi predecessor Hu Jintao hauled out (opens Fox News)

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    Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was unexpectedly removed from a Chinese Communist Party's event Saturday as he sat next President Xi Jinping.

  9. The Daily Caller

    China’s Last Leader Hu Jintao Physically Removed From Chinese Communist Party Congress (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was ushered from his seat beside General Secretary Xi Jinping during the final session of the 20th National Congress Saturday.

  10. The Guardian

    Former Chinese president Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of party congress (opens The Guardian)

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    A frail-looking Hu seemed reluctant to leave the front row in Beijing’s Great Hall, with no explanation given for his departure

  11. Hot Air

    Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was removed by officials during the closing ceremony of a Chinese Communist Party Congress session Saturday. (opens Hot Air)

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    Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was removed by officials during the closing ceremony of a Chinese Communist Party Congress session Saturday. Hu sat next to current Chinese president Xi Jinping. Nea...

  12. NBC News

    Mystery as former Chinese leader is escorted out of Communist Party Congress in front of world media (opens NBC News)

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    With Chinese President Xi Jinping looking on, a man placed both hands under Hu Jintao’s armpits and attempted to lift him out of his seat.

  13. CBS News

    Former Chinese President Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of Communist Party congress as leader Xi Jinping looks on (opens CBS News)

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    The frail-looking 79-year-old 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.

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