カテゴリー: Hu Jintao
Foreign minister Qin Gang’s mysterious absence and replacement follows a pattern of falls from grace for rising starsQin Gang, China’s erstwhile foreign minister, has officially been replaced by Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, in a surprise reshuffle th…
Incident has split China watchers with some saying former leader was unwell and others it was political purge by Xi JinpingAfter eight days of China’s most important political meeting, in which the autocratic leader Xi Jinping’s precedent-breaking thir…
Footage shows former Chinese president involved in apparent disagreement over documentsChina’s former leader Hu Jintao was arguing about official papers, moments before he was escorted off the stage at a key Communist party meeting in Beijing, new foot…
New footage from the Chinese Communist party congress shows a series of interactions related to a file held by Hu Jintao, before the former president was hauled out of the room. Outgoing politburo member
Li Zhanshu can be seen
pulling a file away fro…
President would normally step down now after 10 years as leader, but he has abolished term limits and promoted his alliesXi Jinping has eliminated key rivals from China’s leadership and consolidated his grip on the country on the final day of a Communi…
The Chinese president, XI Jinping, has cemented his grip over the Communist party by passing an amendment that will enshrine his ideas and status in the party’s constitution. The move by Xi elevates his status in the party which is expected to hand him…
A frail-looking Hu seemed reluctant to leave the front row in Beijing’s Great Hall, with no explanation given for his departureXi tightens grip on power as Communist party elevates his statusChina’s former leader Hu Jintao was escorted from the closing…