Former President 'Hu Jintao' was forcibly evicted from party meeting, PM also expelled

Former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been forcibly ejected from the closing ceremony of the ruling Communist Party. An eyewitness present there told Reuters news agency that 79-year-old Jintao, who was sitting to the left of the Chinese president, was evicted. Simultaneously, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and three other members of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee were dropped from the newly elected Central Committee on Saturday.

The week-long meeting of China's ruling Communist Party will end on Saturday. Discussions are being held in this meeting to extend the term of Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is expected that a resolution for Xi Jinping's third term will be presented on the last day of this conference.

At the same time, before this meeting, the Communist Party has decided the agenda of the country for the coming five years. In the inaugural session a week ago, Xi Jinping has shown his determination to stay on the current path to face domestic and international challenges.

Xi Jinping is expected to be elected as general secretary on Sunday, shortly after the first meeting of the newly-elected Central Committee, a 200-member body of the party's most senior officials. This would allow Jinping to have a third term as China's president during the government's annual legislative session in March.

At Saturday's closing ceremony, delegates will vote to endorse the Congressional Report and the party's constitutional amendment. They will also elect a new central committee. There are about 200 full members and about 170 electives with voting rights. During the opening ceremony of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi delivered a speech on the highlights of the report. Review the achievements of the party in recent years. For the next five years, Jinping laid out his vision.

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