Hu Jintao's removal from the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Hu Jintao forced removal from the 20th CCP National Congress venue by his heir Xi Jinping's subordinate

On October 22, 2022, Hu Jintao, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was escorted from the hall at the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was led from his seat by two men. It is assumed that the current General Secretary Xi Jinping had instructed this.[1][2][3]

Hu Jintao's removal from the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Native name 胡锦涛二十大离场事件
胡錦濤二十大離場事件
Date22 October 2022
VenueGreat Hall of the People
LocationXicheng District, Beijing
CauseUncertain
Hu Jintao's removal from the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Simplified Chinese胡锦涛二十大离场事件
Traditional Chinese胡錦濤二十大離場事件

As the media from all over the world had entered the venue at the time, the incident quickly became the focus of international coverage.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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  5. Pm, 发布 / 2022年10月22日 11:30 Am 更新 / 2022年10月22日 3:46. "【视频】胡锦涛半途离席二十大闭幕会 江泽民未现身 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2022-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  7. Reuters (2022-10-22). "Chinese ex-President Hu Jintao escorted out of party congress". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-10-22. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. Chen, Laurie (2022-10-22). "Former Chinese President Hu Jintao removed from Congress". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  9. "胡锦涛抗议还是遭清洗?官方沉默". RFI. Retrieved 2022-10-25.