Xi Leads Event Marking Jiang Zemin’s Birth Centenary
Xi urged the Communist Party to carry forward Jiang Zemin’s legacy in a 40-minute speech as current and retired officials attended.
- On Monday, President Xi Jinping led officials at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiang Zemin, calling on the Communist Party to carry forward his legacy.
- Jiang and former Premier Zhu Rongji championed private entrepreneurship and market reforms during the 1990s, contrasting sharply with Xi's current state-driven economic policy focused on technological autonomy.
- Observers monitored the event for political clues, noting that former President Hu Jintao, now 83, was absent from state media footage while former Premier Wen Jiabao and former Vice President Wang Qishan attended.
- Online, Jiang has gained a following as "the Elder," and China's central bank plans to issue commemorative coins later this month to mark the centenary of his birth.
- In a 40-minute speech, Xi urged officials to "proactively meet the major tests posed by high winds and rushing waters," emphasizing the need for an "indomitable fighting spirit" in the Communist Party.
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Xi leads event marking Jiang Zemin’s birth centenary
Top Chinese officials led by President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of late leader Jiang Zemin (江澤民), who led China in a pivotal phase in its rise from a marginal economy to a global economic power.Ji
A grand gathering commemorating the 100th anniversary of Comrade Jiang Zemin's birth was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.
(Shanghai = Yonhap News) Correspondent Cha Byeong-seop = China appears to be moving to consolidate President Xi Jinping's power on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of former President Jiang Zemin.
Xi to address late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's centenary commemoration
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend and address a grand meeting commemorating the centenary of the birth of late Chinese leader
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iChongqingXi urges advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics on centenary of late leader Jiang Zemin
President Xi Jinping yesterday hailed the “indelible contributions” of late leader Jiang Zemin and urged the whole Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to continue advancing the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a grand gathering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijin…
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