Song Ping, a 105 -year -old member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, wore sunglasses and wearing a consistent black "Mao's Zhongshan suit". With the assistance of the two staff members, he took a wheelchair to enter the venue and attended the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
The CCP veteran moves slowly, but its spirit seems good.At the opening ceremony of an hour and a half, Song Ping and the former Standing Committee of the Politburo and former Vice President Zeng Qinghong, who were sitting on his left, interacted frequently.
He slowly stretched out his right hand and raised the tea cup to drink tea. Every time Zeng Qinghong quickly stretched out his hand to help the tea cup to Song Ping's mouth.
During theperiod, Song Ping started to find the handkerchief in the pants pocket. After Zeng Qinghong noticed, he took out the paper towels to help him wipe the desktop around the tea cup.Talking to him in his ear, as if reminding something.
Song Ping looked at the report for most of the time, but did not turn the page frequently.From time to time, he touched his collar and occasionally grabbed his head.
At the opening ceremony, the veterans, as members of the Standing Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, sat in the first row on the stage.Some veterans have not been involved in the expression of the report. For example, the former Prime Minister Wen Jiabao almost did not open the report to read.
During the Chinese official report, Song Ping did not applaud. After the report was over, he raised his hands to applaud.
After the opening ceremony, Song Ping took a wheelchair under the help of the staff and Zeng Qinghong; when he left the field, the members of the presidium on the stage waved his hands to him, and he waved all the way.