Correspondent in Asia
A frail figure with a white mane momentarily clings to Xi Jinping’s notes sitting next to him, feigning resistance, before the costumed officials make their way to the exit of the vast hall of the Great Hall of the People. Hu Jintao takes a final look at his ruling successor before disappearing from the scene of the 20th Congress, just ahead of a vote to confirm the new team that will lead China for the next five years. The 79-year-old former leaderI didn’t feel well” According to the official Xinhua news agency, thus justifying his expulsion, which was caught on camera by several foreign journalists and heavily censored on the Chinese Internet. This scene, which embarrasses the public humiliation of a purge against a senior member of the regime, surely weakened by illness, will remain a well-kept mystery in the shadow theater of the Chinese Communist Party. However, it sounds like a metaphor for the new victory that has collected…
Source: Le Figaro
