Jiang Zemin dies: A charismatic, larger-than-life leader of China

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Jiang Zemin: A charismatic, larger-than-life leader of China

He had been rumoured to be in ill health for some time, and waswhich many other party elders attended.

Mr Jiang came to power in 1989, picked to lead the party and the country by paramount leader Deng Xiaoping following Mr Zhao Ziyang’s ouster after the Tiananmen incident. Mr Zhao had opposed the bloody crackdown on the student demonstrations in the heart of the Chinese capital. Chinese social media was awash in grief, with netizens sharing video clips and past speeches made by the former leader.

One netizen wrote: “This was a leader who understood technology, who had a genuine nature. China was fortunate to have him” Professor Fan Hongda of the Shanghai International Studies University was a middle school student when Mr Jiang took over.

 

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江老先生真的是一位非常有魅力的领导人!哪怕我并不生活在他执政的年代,我的童年也受其余荫。那时中国的文化领域相当地多元开放,我能看日本动漫,妈妈能看泰国剧,电影院还有未删减的电影,所以还挺赞同图片里的话😭伟大的老先生,一路走好🕯️🕯️🕯️

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