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Was Xi Jinping’s predecessor forcibly escorted from Congress?

Michael Smith
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Tokyo | It was a rare unscripted moment amid the well-rehearsed pageantry that is elite Chinese politics.

Xi Jinping’s predecessor, Hu Jintao, was forced to leave the main chamber of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People just as China’s most important political meeting in half a decade was reaching its conclusion.

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Michael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com

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