Another theory is that he was dozing off which would look bad if he was front in center next to Xi. A purge would of also taken others of the cyl whom were also sitting next to Xi...
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Another theory is that he was dozing off which would look bad if he was front in center next to Xi. A purge would of also taken others of the cyl whom were also sitting next to Xi...
Yeah, I actually Hu Chunhua as well. He has proven to be very reliable and competent in both politics and economics. He would be a fine Premier IMO.
Not that Li Qiang is bad, but his lack of experience in the State Council would be concerning if he was made a Premier out of the blue. How can an outsider effectively control an institution when he has zero experience of how it works and powerbase inside. Parachuting outsiders to such a big organisation is bound to create problems and frictions inside the SC
In the end, if I was to bet on who will be the Premier, I am leaning towards Li Qiang. Him being Xi's former chief of staff is IMO going to be the decisive factor between him and Hu Chunhua
Ok, I don't want to drag the Hu Jintao moment any longer, but this looks like a case of Hu suffering a bout of dementia. All the reactions, and non-reactions from his fellow colleagues are confirmations of this.
Everyone must have already known about Hu's dementia for a long time by now, so no one was reacting surprised, that's just Xi, Wang and Li being polite in nodding. Li Keqiang could even be seen to have an almost laugh/chuckle when Hu tapped on him.
As for the others not even looking, you wouldn't want to be talking too much to someone in a bout of dementia, lest you confuse him further.
But of course, a comment from an MSM brainwashed sheeple on Youtube, "Scariest thing is… everyone looking forward like robots and acting as if nothing wrong is happening over there..."
Oh, well.
Everyone must have already known about Hu's dementia for a long time by now, so no one was reacting surprised, that's just Xi, Wang and Li being polite in nodding. Li Keqiang could even be seen to have an almost laugh/chuckle when Hu tapped on him.
As for the others not even looking, you wouldn't want to be talking too much to someone in a bout of dementia, lest you confuse him further.
But of course, a comment from an MSM brainwashed sheeple on Youtube, "Scariest thing is… everyone looking forward like robots and acting as if nothing wrong is happening over there..."
Oh, well.
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Early 2000s Xi seems much more chubbier than today. At least on the face.
Not really a good comparison given that the age bracket is different.
I suppose the next best (one I can think of) is Joe Biden. Not a great example but compared to him 10 years ago. Hu isn’t looking that great.
Hasn't Li Qiang already had a central govnt post? He's been a politburo member since 2017, the same time he was appointed as Party Secretary of Shanghai.
Just noticed our favorite electrical engineer, Mr Ma Weiming, is not on the Central Committee this time.
Central committee and politburo is more of a title than an active central government post where you make national policy.