Jiang still pulls the strings.
Jiang still pulls the strings.
Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao in 2004 when Hu took over as military commander. Photo: AFP
Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao in 2004 when Hu took over as military commander. Photo: AFP
Jiang Zemin (fifth from right) is flanked by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in Beijing in 2009. Photo: Xinhua
Jiang Zemin (fifth from right) is flanked by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in Beijing in 2009. Photo: Xinhua
Jiang's bust with those of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping in a Beijing museum. Photo: AP
Jiang's bust with those of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping in a Beijing museum. Photo: AP
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Long after retirement, Jiang Zemin continues to exert his influence

The former party chief may have retired a decade ago, but his lingering influence makes him one of the most powerful men in China

Topic |   18th Party Congress
Cary Huang
Cary Huang

Updated: 4:06am, 9 Sep, 2012

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Jiang still pulls the strings.
Jiang still pulls the strings.
Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao in 2004 when Hu took over as military commander. Photo: AFP
Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao in 2004 when Hu took over as military commander. Photo: AFP
Jiang Zemin (fifth from right) is flanked by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in Beijing in 2009. Photo: Xinhua
Jiang Zemin (fifth from right) is flanked by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in Beijing in 2009. Photo: Xinhua
Jiang's bust with those of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping in a Beijing museum. Photo: AP
Jiang's bust with those of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping in a Beijing museum. Photo: AP
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Cary Huang

Cary Huang

Cary Huang is a veteran China affairs columnist, having written on this topic since the early 1990s. He joined the Post in 2004, and was based in Beijing between 2005 and 2013, first as a correspondent and then as bureau chief. He was previously China editor at The Standard from 1992 until 2004.