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Born in 1926 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Jiang Zemin graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with a degree in electronic engineering, and rose up in state-owned factories and government agencies overseeing industries. He was promoted to China's top power bench soon after the bloody crackdown on student movement in Beijing in 1989, becoming general secretary of the Party and chairman of its Central Military Commission. He became president in 1993. He held on to the military chief job for two more years even after handing Party leadership and presidency to successor Hu Jintao in 2002-2003. He is believed to still wield massive influence on Chinese politics a decade after his retirement.
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Death of writer Henry Liu in US sparked fury and eventually brought democracy to self-ruled island.
China has no ideological basis for the development of a system that prizes personal freedom, nor any history with the rule of law. The reality is, for the People’s Republic, strong leadership makes betters sense.
China has no ideological basis for the development of a system that prizes personal freedom, nor any history with the rule of law. The reality is, for the People’s Republic, strong leadership makes betters sense.
The Chinese leader is no Maoist, but he sees no place for Deng Xiaoping’s style of political experimentation, either. In Xi’s China, citizens may enjoy freedom as consumers and investors, but not as participants in civil society.
The Chinese leader is no Maoist, but he sees no place for Deng Xiaoping’s style of political experimentation, either. In Xi’s China, citizens may enjoy freedom as consumers and investors, but not as participants in civil society.
Communist Party rule is key to weathering ‘unimaginable’ perils and dangers, according to the Chinese president. But his one-and-a-half hour speech sheds little light on future reforms, to the chagrin of those wanting economic liberalisation, and doesn’t mention US trade war or slowing economy.
Communist Party rule is key to weathering ‘unimaginable’ perils and dangers, according to the Chinese president. But his one-and-a-half hour speech sheds little light on future reforms, to the chagrin of those wanting economic liberalisation, and doesn’t mention US trade war or slowing economy.
This week's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jiang Zemin was held at the initiative of the former Chinese president, apparently to show his political staying power, sources said.
This week's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jiang Zemin was held at the initiative of the former Chinese president, apparently to show his political staying power, sources said.
China’s former president Jiang Zemin, who has largely shunned the spotlight in recent years, made two appearances in public in the past few days, according to images published online.
China’s former president Jiang Zemin, who has largely shunned the spotlight in recent years, made two appearances in public in the past few days, according to images published online.
The People's Daily reported yesterday that Jiang Mianheng, who turns 62 this year, will head the small-scale research institution, which opened its doors in Shanghai in September.
The People's Daily reported yesterday that Jiang Mianheng, who turns 62 this year, will head the small-scale research institution, which opened its doors in Shanghai in September.
We may live in the 21st century with the internet and social media delivering up-to-the-second news on events around the world, but that hasn't made it any easier to make sense of Chinese politics. It remains as secretive and opaque as ever.