Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has passed away from leukaemia and multiple organ failure, according to Chinese state media. He is best known for regaining China's sovereignty over Hong Kong and getting China to join the WTO. READ:
BIEJING, China – Jiang Zemin led China through an era of stunning transformation after coming to power in the traumatic aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.Jiang rose from a factory engineer to leader of the world’s most populous country, steering China towards its emergence as the global trade, military, and political power that it is today.
Analysts say Jiang and his “Shanghai Gang” faction continued to exert influence over communist politics, including in the selection of Xi Jinping as president in 2012.Xi has become China’s most powerful political figure since Mao Zedong, recently securing a norm-breaking third term as Communist Party leader.
State control over the economy was further dismantled by his premier Zhu Rongji, and foreign ties — particularly with the United States — improved significantly.Jiang was the leader of the so-called “third generation” of Chinese communist leaders, a more technocratic and professional ruling elite following the early revolutionaries.
Shrugging off foreign criticism over China’s human rights record, Jiang once equated democratic development to Einstein’s “Theory of Relativity”, insisting the country would move at its own pace.Nepotism in the top ranks also became a sore point. His own sons were accused of using their names to get ahead, with Jiang Mianheng widely believed to have controlled major companies, and Jiang Miankang reportedly a top army general.
In 1989, during a major rift at the top over Tiananmen’s handling and China’s economic course, Deng tapped the non-controversial Jiang over other higher-ranking candidates to govern the party, while Deng remained paramount leader.
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