The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China opened today (October 16) at 10 am, and Jiang Zemin, a former general secretary of the Communist Party of China, who was 96 years old, did not attend the conference.
Chinese officials first entered the venue, and a white -haired former general secretary Hu Jintao followed and then entered the field.Hu Jintao's seat was arranged on the left side of the Chinese official.
Earlier, Jiang Zemin's last public appearance was on October 1, 2019.On the same day, he and Hu Jintao appeared together in Tiananmen City Tower, standing on the 70th anniversary celebration of the Communist Party of China on the left and right sides of the Chinese official.
However, Jiang Zemin is still a member of the Standing Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China this year.The first meeting of the 20th Presidium held on Saturday passed the list of the Standing Committee of the Presidium. Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and other veterans were ranked among them.(Lianhe Zaobao reporter's 20th National Congress Report)