The Chinese Communist Party endorsed Xi Jinping for the country's leadership, giving him a third term in power. During the party congress, which opened a week ago, many top officials, including Premier Li Keqiang, stepped down from leadership positions, a move that gives Xi the opportunity to name new allies.
On Saturday, his predecessor, Hu Jintao, 79, was dragged out of the hall of the Communist Party Congress. In front of the hall full of reporters, the security guards grabbed the former president by the arm and took him out.
Hu exchanged a few words with the dictator Xi, but the latter did not even look at him. Experts are surprised about this incident: Hu Jintao was not feeling well or Xi Jinping wanted to show who is the boss?
State media did not cover this moment at all. The fact is that Hu Jintao followed a different leadership style when he led the party in 2002-20012. And Xi is ruling with an iron hand.