A video showing former Chinese president Hu Jintao, 79, driven out of the Communist Party congress has stirred debate on social media. Multiple conspiracy theories have been made about the possible reasons behind leading out Hu Jintao of the party session.
In the clip that got millions of views online, Hu Jintao was sitting next to Xi Jinping, who won a third term as the country's leader, before a man came to him, held his hand, and 'forcibly' pulled him up to take him out of the session.
why publicly humiliate former president hu jintao?
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 22, 2022
power politics on full display in beijing.
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The controversial video went viral on social media as activists widely slammed taking the former leader out of the session for no clear reason or explanation.
Some have suggested that the political thoughts are totally opposite between ex-president Hu Jintao and the current president Xi Jinping, taking into consideration each president's political stance on Taiwan and China's relations with the US.
Hu Jintao's public removal may be deliberate messaging to the US. He was a dove on Taiwan vs Xi Jinping. It may mean, military action on Taiwan by China my be forthcoming, or at least the message is of a "firm" China. https://t.co/eABpbS7WO0
— Sankrant Sanu सानु संक्रान्त ਸੰਕ੍ਰਾਂਤ ਸਾਨੁ (@sankrant) October 22, 2022
Others claimed that taking Hu Jintao out of the Chinese Communist Party session could mean a 'military action' in Taiwan very soon. While some allegedly said that it is a firm message to the US as he previously stood for peaceful relations with the US.
Furthermore, other people claimed that Hu Jintao was about to speak up against Xi Jinping and his re-election and his stance on Taiwan, but Jinping discovered it at the last moment and drove him out of the session.
?? China.
— Libertariananitionalist (@RiceEat17712218) October 22, 2022
Xi Jinping has his ideological opponent forcibly removed from Congress. Hu Jintao stood for peaceful relations with the ?? U.S. and was against forceful intervention in ?? Taiwan.
He is sitting at Xi's left hand. pic.twitter.com/yE64i6QfVv
About Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao, born in December 1942, served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, and president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013.
Hu was the first leader of the Communist Party from a generation younger than those who participated in the civil war and the founding of the republic.
