“Xinhuanet reporter Liu Jiawen has learned that Hu Jintao insisted on attending the closing session of the Party’s 20th National Congress, despite the fact that he has been taking time to recuperate recently,” the Twitter channel China Xinhau News tweeted on October 22.
It followed this up with another tweet that read: “When he was not feeling well during the session, his staff, for his health, accompanied him to a room next to the meeting venue for a rest. Now, he is much better.”
However, the video footage of the moment appears to show Hu initially resist being hoisted up by one individual before another comes in to assist.
新华社记者刘家文10月22日在推特上获悉，胡锦涛最近一直在抽空疗养，但坚持出席党的二十大闭幕式。
随后又发了一条推特，上面写道:”当他在会议期间身体不舒服时，他的工作人员为了他的健康，陪他到会议场地旁边的房间休息。 现在，他好多了。”
然而，当时的视频显示，胡锦涛最初拒绝被一个人吊起来，然后另一个人进来帮忙。