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Oct 24, 2022 26 tweets 9 min read
WATCH: A rare look at the moments leading up to the unexpected exit of former Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Communist Party Congress closing.

The footage was captured by my colleague who was in the hall with me on Saturday

A thread on the key moments:
1/ Current Chairman of China’s legislature, Li Zhanshu, is seen taking papers out of Mr Hu’s hand, arranging it and placing it back on the table, while leaning in and speaking to him Image
May 5, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
JUST IN: Communist Party’s top politburo standing committee meets to discuss China’s latest COVID-19 outbreak, presided over by President Xi Jinping who gave a speech. State media reports the meeting stressed that China must unswervingly adhere to its dynamic zero-Covid policy What stands out in state media report of the Politburo Standing Committee's meeting is this line - that the country must "resolutely fight" against all words and deeds that "distort, doubt and deny" China's pandemic policies