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Jiang Zemin

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisJiang.

Jiang Zemin[a](17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served asgeneral secretaryof theChinese Communist Party(CCP) from 1989 to 2002, aschairmanof theCentral Military Commissionfrom 1989 to 2004, and aspresident of Chinafrom 1993 to 2003. Jiang was the thirdparamount leaderofChinafrom 1989 to 2002. He was thecore leaderof thethird generationof Chinese leadership, one of four core leaders alongsideMao Zedong,Deng Xiaoping,andXi Jinping.

Jiang Zemin
Giang trạch dân
Jiang in 2002
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
24 June 1989 – 15 November 2002
Preceded byZhao Ziyang
Succeeded byHu Jintao
President of China
In office
27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003
Premier
Vice President
Preceded byYang Shangkun
Succeeded byHu Jintao
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office
    • Party Commission:
    9 November 1989 – 19 September 2004
    • State Commission:
    19 March 1990 – 8 March 2005
Deputy
See list
Preceded byDeng Xiaoping
Succeeded byHu Jintao
Personal details
Born(1926-08-17)17 August 1926
Yangzhou,Jiangsu,Republic of China
Died30 November 2022(2022-11-30)(aged 96)
Jing'an District,Shanghai, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse
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(m.1949)​
RelativesAlvin Jiang(son)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionElectrical engineer
Signature
Jiang Zemin's voice
Jiang during a press conference with Bill Clinton
Recorded 29 October 1997
Chinese name
Simplified ChineseGiang trạch dân
Traditional ChineseGiang trạch dân
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Zémín
Wade–GilesChiang1Tzê2-min2
IPA[tɕjáŋ tsɤ̌.mǐn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGōng Jaahk-màahn
JyutpingGong1Zaak6-maan4
IPA[kɔŋ˥ tsak̚˨.man˩]
Southern Min
HokkienPOJKang Tik-bîn
Central institution membership
  • 1989–2002:13th,14th,15thPolitburo Standing Committee
  • 1989–2005: 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th Central Military Commission
  • 1987–2002: 13th, 14th, 15th Politburo
  • 1983–2002:12th,13th,14th,15thCentral Committee
  • 1988–2008:7th,8th,9th,10th,11thNational People's Congress
Other political offices held
  • 1987–89: Communist Party Committee Secretary,Shanghai
  • 1984–87: Mayor, Shanghai
  • 1983–85: Minister, Ministry of Electronic Industries
Paramount Leader of
the People's Republic of China

Born inYangzhou,Jiangsu, Jiang joined the CCP while he was in college. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he received training at theStalin Automobile Worksin Moscow in the 1950s, later returning to Shanghai in 1962 to serve in various institutes, later being sent between 1970 and 1972 to Romania as part of an expert team to establish machinery manufacturing plants in the country. After 1979, he was appointed as the vice chair of two commissions by vice premierGu Muto oversee the newly establishedspecial economic zones(SEZs). He became the vice minister of the newly establishedMinistry of Electronics Industryand a member of the CCP Central Committee in 1982.

Jiang was appointed as themayor of Shanghaiin 1985, later being promoted to itsCommunist Party secretary,as well as a member of the CCP Politburo, in 1987. Jiang came to power unexpectedly as a compromise candidate following the1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre,when he replacedZhao Ziyangas CCP general secretary after Zhao was ousted for his support for the student movement. As the involvement of the "Eight Elders"in Chinese politics steadily declined,[1]Jiang consolidated his hold on power to become the "paramount leader" in the country during the 1990s.[b]Urged byDeng Xiaoping's southern tourin 1992, Jiang officially introduced the term "socialist market economy"in his speech during the14th CCP National Congressheld later that year, which accelerated "opening up and reform".

Under Jiang's leadership, China experienced substantial economic growth with the continuation of market reforms. Thereturning of Hong Kong from the United Kingdomin 1997 and ofMacau from Portugalin 1999, and entry into theWorld Trade Organizationin 2001, were landmark moments of his era. China also witnessed improved relations with the outside world, while the Communist Party maintained its tight control over the state. Jiang faced criticism overhuman rights abuses,including thecrackdown on the Falun Gong movement.His contributions to party doctrine, known as the "Three Represents",were written into theCCP constitutionin 2002. Jiang gradually vacated his official leadership titles from 2002 to 2005, being succeeded in these roles byHu Jintao,although he andhis political factioncontinued to influence affairs until much later. In 2022, Jiang died at the age of 96 in Shanghai; he wasaccorded a state funeral.

Early life

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Graduation photo of Jiang, taken in 1947

Jiang Zemin was born in the city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, on 17 August 1926.[2]His ancestral home was the Jiangcun Village (Giang thôn) inJingde County,Anhui. This was also the hometown of a number of prominent figures in Chinese academic and intellectual establishments.[3]Jiang grew up during the years ofJapanese occupation.His uncle and foster father,Jiang Shangqing,died fighting the Japanese and was considered in Jiang Zemin's time to be a national hero.[4]: 40 After Shangqing's death, Zemin became his male heir.[5]

Jiang attended the Department of Electrical Engineering at theNational Central Universityin Japanese-occupiedNanjingbefore transferring to National Chiao Tung University (nowShanghai Jiao Tong University). He graduated there in 1947 with a bachelor's degree inelectrical engineering.[6]Jiang joined the Chinese Communist Party when he was in college.[7]After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Jiang received his training at theStalin Automobile Worksin Moscow in the 1950s.[8]He also worked for Changchun'sFirst Automobile Works.[9]As Jiang became increasingly involved in the Communist Party, his main work shifted from the technical side of engineering to administrative and political tasks.[4]: 140 

Early career

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Jiang in 1962

In 1962, he returned to Shanghai and became the deputy director of the Shanghai Electric Research Institute. In 1966, he was appointed as the director and deputy party secretary of athermal engineeringresearch institute inWuhan,which was established by theFirst Ministry of Machine Building.When theCultural Revolutionbegan in the same year, he did not suffer greatly during the turmoil, but was pulled down from his position as director of the institute and was sent to aMay Seventh Cadre School.In 1970, after leaving the cadre school, he became the deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the ministry and was sent to theSocialist Republic of Romania,where he served as head of the expert team to establish fifteen machinery manufacturing plants in the country. After the completion of his mission in 1972, he returned to China.[10][11][12]

In 1979, following a thawing ofdiplomatic relations between China and the United States,Deng Xiaopingdecided to encouragespecial economic zones(SEZs) as part of hisFour Modernizations.[13]China'sState Councilestablished two ministerial commissions to increase trade and foreign investment. The commissions were headed by vice premierGu Mu,who appointed Jiang as vice chairman of both commissions, a position equivalent to vice minister.[14]Jiang's role was to ensure these SEZs increased economic prosperity without becoming "conduits" for foreign ideology.[14]In 1980, Jiang headed a delegation which toured other SEZs in twelve countries; upon his return, he issued a radical report which recommended allowing local authorities to issue tax breaks and land leases, and increasing the power offoreign joint ventures.[15]The report initially "caused consternation" among party leaders, but his pragmatic and empirical presentation appealed to Deng Xiaoping. His proposals were approved at the National People's Congress, cementing Jiang as an "early implementer" ofDeng Xiaoping Theory.[16]

In March 1982, he was pushed out as vice chairman of two commissions. After pressure from premier Gu and Shanghai mayorWang Daohan,"ardent reformist" Zhao Ziyang appointed Jiang as the first vice minister and party secretary of the newly establishedMinistry of Electronics Industry.[17]

At the12th Party Congressheld in September 1982, Jiang became a member of theCentral Committee of the CCP,which determines policy and elects the members of thePolitburo.[17]

Career in Shanghai

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In 1985, a political reshuffle took place in Shanghai. Party SecretaryChen Guodongand MayorWang Daohanwere both removed due to age issues. Instead,Rui Xingwenbecame the new Party Secretary of Shanghai, and Jiang became newmayor of Shanghai.Jiang received mixed reviews as mayor. Many of his critics dismissed him as a "flower pot", a Chinese term for someone who only seems useful, but actually gets nothing done.[18]Many credited Shanghai's growth during the period toZhu Rongji.[19]Jiang was an ardent believer, during this period, in Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms. In an attempt to curbstudent discontent in 1986,Jiang recited theGettysburg Addressin English in front of a group of student protesters.[20][21][22]

At the13th National Congress of the CCPheld in October 1987, Jiang was promoted from mayor to Shanghaiparty secretary,the most powerful position in the city, reporting directly to the central government.[23]He also joined the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, in accordance with customs for party secretaries of major cities.[23]

Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

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In April 1989, former general secretaryHu Yaobangdied; he had previously been forced to resign in January 1987 and accused of supporting "bourgeois liberalization".[20]His death catalyzed the1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre,[24]leading to an ideological crisis between "liberals" (who supported aggressive reforms) and "conservatives" (who favored slower change).[25]After the Shanghai-basedWorld Economic Heraldtried to publish a eulogy rehabilitating Hu and praising his reformist stance, Jiang took control of the newspaper's editorial board.[26][27]As the protests continued to grow, the Party imposed martial law and deployed troops in Beijing in May.[28]In Shanghai, 100,000 protestors marched in the streets, and 450 students went on a hunger strike.[29]After the third day, Jiang personally met with them to assure them that the Party shared their goals, and to promise future dialogue. He simultaneously sent a telegram to the Central Committee firmly supporting their martial law declaration.[28]

His careful public appeals were well received by both pro-democracy students and socialist party elders.[30]On 20 May 1989, paramount leader Deng Xiaoping decided to appoint Jiang as the new general secretary, replacing Zhao Ziyang,[30]who had supported the protestors.[31][32]Jiang was selected as a compromise candidate overTianjin'sLi Ruihuan,premierLi Peng,eldersLi Xiannian,Chen Yun,and the retired elders to become the new general secretary.[33]Before that, he had been considered to be an unlikely candidate.[34]

Rise to power

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Jiang was appointed as general secretary at the fourth plenum of the Thirteenth Central Committee on 24 June 1989 with a fairly small power base inside the party, and thus, very little actual power.[35][7]His most reliable allies were the powerful party elders Chen Yun and Li Xiannian. He was believed to be simply a transitional figure until a more stable successor government to Deng could be put in place.[36]Other prominent Party and military figures like PresidentYang Shangkunand his brotherYang Baibingwere believed to be planning a coup.[37]

At the first meeting of the newCCP Politburo Standing Committee,after the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989, Jiang criticized the previous period as "hard on the economy, soft on politics" and advocated increasing political thought work.[38]Anne-Marie Bradywrote that "Jiang Zemin was a long time political cadre with a nose for ideological work and its importance. This meeting marked the beginning of a new era in propaganda and political thought work in China." Soon after, the Central Propaganda Department was given more resources and power, "including the power to go in to the propaganda-related work units and cleanse the ranks of those who had been supportive of the democracy movement."[38]

The Politburo also issued a list of "seven things" regarding "matters of universal concern to the masses", with party corruption as the top priority.[39]Jiang was also appointed as the chairman of the Central Military Commission on 9 November 1989, succeeding Deng,[40]and president of the PRC on 27 March 1993;[41]this marked the start of the arrangement in which the paramount leader of China simultaneously serves as Party leader, president and chair of the CMC.[42]

Leadership

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Further information:History of the People's Republic of China (1989–2002)

In the first few years, Jiang depended on the support of Deng Xiaoping to remain in power,[43][additional citation(s) needed]which forced Jiang into an "ultranationalist stance" towards Taiwan and the US.[44]Jiang had supported Deng's calls against "bourgeois liberalization", but while Jiang was seen as a "thoughtful reformer",[45]he "[skewed] to the more conservative views of the elders and his Politburo colleagues".[46]Deng was far more supportive of reforms, saying that "deviating to the Left is an even greater danger" than deviating to the right.[47]

Deng grew critical of Jiang's leadership in 1992. DuringDeng's southern tour,he subtly suggested that the pace of reform was not fast enough.[48]Jiang grew ever more cautious, and rallied behind Deng's reforms completely.[49]Jiang coined the new "socialist market economy"to move China's centrally-planned socialist economy into essentially a government-regulatedmarket economy.[50]It was a huge step to take in the realization of Deng's "socialism with Chinese characteristics".[51]At the same time, Jiang elevated many of his supporters from Shanghai to high government positions, after regaining Deng's confidence. He abolished the outdatedCentral Advisory Commissionin 1992, an advisory body composed of revolutionary party elders.

Economic development

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In the early 1990s, post-Tiananmen economic reforms by Vice Premier and later Premier Zhu Rongji with Jiang's support had stabilized and the country was on a consistent growth trajectory. At the same time, China faced myriad economic and social problems. At Deng's state funeral in 1997, Jiang delivered the elder statesman's eulogy. Jiang had inherited a China rampant with political corruption, and regional economies growing too rapidly for the stability of the entire country. Deng's policy that "some areas can get rich before others" led to an opening wealth gap between coastal regions and the interior provinces.

Jiang and Zhu initiated major reforms tostate-owned enterprises(SOEs) during their tenure. Per the concept of "grasping the large, letting go of the small",a number of heavy industries were deregulated and many small- and medium-sized SOEs were closed down or privatized, initially removing as many as 40 million jobs from SOEs.[52][53]Jiang also oversaw the breaking of the "iron rice bowl",allowing China to join theWorld Trade Organizationin 2001.[54]As a result of the reforms, unemployment rates skyrocketed, rising as high as 40% in some urban areas, and stock markets fluctuated greatly. The scale of rural migration into urban areas was unprecedented anywhere, and little was being done to address an ever-increasing urban-rural wealth gap. Official reports put the figure on the percentage of China's GDP being moved and abused by corrupt officials at 10%.[55]

Jiang's biggest aim in the economy was stability, and he believed that a stable government with highly centralized power would be a prerequisite, choosing to postpone political reform, which in many facets of governance exacerbated the ongoing problems.[56]After the coastal regions and SEZs were sufficiently developed, Jiang worked to reduce geographic disparities by encouraging richer cities to "provide financial, technological, and managerial assistance to the poorer, western ones."[57]Jiang put forward the plan forChina's western development.[58]: 401 Construction of various infrastructure projects such as theQinghai–Tibet railwayand theThree Gorges Dambegan under Jiang's leadership.[59]

Jiang launched theGoing Globalpolicy in 1999, a national strategy which sought to developnational championfirms, increase foreign demand for Chinese goods and services, and secure energy and resources.[60]: 123 This policy greatly expanded Chinese investment and influence in theglobal South,particularly in Africa and Asia.[60]: 124 

Foreign policy

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See also:List of international trips made by Jiang Zemin
Jiang with US presidentBill Clintonin 1999
Jiang withPresident of RussiaVladimir PutinatAPECsummit inShanghai(2001)

Under Jiang's leadership, China continued its style of developmental diplomacy which had been adopted under Deng Xiaoping.[61]China's international behavior was generally both pragmatic and predictable.[61]During Jiang's presidency, serious flare-ups between China and the United States occurred.[62]Nonetheless, Jiang's foreign policy was for the most part passive and non-confrontational. Foreign policy under Jiang inherited from that of Deng Xiaoping, that is,taoguang yanghui,or "hide one's talent and bide one's time", which emphasized the use of cooperative rhetoric and the avoidance of controversy.[63]

In July 1993, the United States Navy stopped a Chinese container ship, theYinhe,based on the incorrect suspicion that it was carrying chemical weapon precursors bound for Iran.[64]Although China denied the allegation, the United States cut off theYinhe's GPS, causing it to lose direction and anchor on the high seas for twenty-four days until it acceded to an inspection.[64]There were no chemical precursors on the ship.[64]Although China sought a formal apology, the United States refused to apologize and refused to pay compensation.[64]Despite the humiliation of theYinheincident,Jiang took a stance of goodwill towards the United States and adopted the "sixteen-characters formula" for working with the United States: "enhancing confidence, reducing troubles, expanding cooperation, and avoiding confrontation."[64]

Jiang oversawa series of missile tests in the waters surrounding Taiwanin 1996 in protest to theRepublic of Chinagovernment under PresidentLee Teng-hui,who had been seen as moving its foreign policy away from theOne-China policy.[65]: 224–225 The United States sent two carrier groups to the vicinity of Taiwan, and the PRC de-escalated.[65]: 225 As a result of the United States response, Jiang ordered thePeople's Liberation Armyto begin a ten-year modernization program.[65]: 225 

Jiang went on astate visitto the United States in 1997, drawing various crowds in protest from the Tibet Independence Movement to supporters of theChinese democracy movement.He made a speech at Harvard University, part of it in English, but could not escape questions on democracy and freedom. In the official summit meeting with presidentBill Clinton,the tone was relaxed as they sought common ground while largely ignoring areas of disagreement. Clinton would visit China in June 1998, and vowed that China and the United States were partners in the world, and not adversaries.[66]

After theUnited States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgradein 1999, Jiang seemed to have put up a harsh stance for show at home, but in reality only performed symbolic gestures of protest, and no solid action.[56]Jiang deemed the United States-China bilateral relation too important to be harmed in the emotion of the moment and sought to soothe the Chinese public's outrage.[67]

TheHainan island incidentwas another tense event in the China-United States relations which occurred during Jiang's presidency.[68]On April 1, 2001, a United States USEP-3surveillance aircraft collided mid-air with a ChineseShenyang J-8jet fighter over the South China Sea.[68]China sought a formal apology, and accepted United States Secretary of StateColin Powell's expression of "very sorry" as sufficient.[68]The incident nonetheless created negative feelings towards the United States by the Chinese public and increased public feelings ofChinese nationalism.[68]

A personal friend of former Canadian prime ministerJean Chrétien,[69]Jiang strengthened China's economic stature abroad, attempting to establish cordial relations with countries whose trade is largely confined to the American economic sphere.

Media depiction

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Jiang Zemin delivered a speech at theSouth Korean National Assemblyin 1995

ThePeople's DailyandCCTV's 7 pmXinwen Lianboeach had Jiang-related events as the front-page or top stories, a fact that remained until Hu Jintao's media administrative changes in 2006. Jiang appeared casual in front of Western media, and gave an unprecedented interview withMike Wallaceof CBS in 2000 atBeidaihe.He would often use foreign languages in front of the camera; once, he gave a 40-minute speech entirely in Russian.[70]In an encounter with Hong Kong reporterSharon Cheungin 2000 regarding the central government's apparent "imperial order" of supportingTung Chee-hwato seek a second term asChief Executive of Hong Kong,Jiang scolded the Hong Kong journalists as "too simple, sometimes naive" in English.[71]

Three Represents

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Main article:Three Represents

On 25 February 2000, Jiang introduced the theory ofThree Represents,which was later enshrined in both Party and State constitutions as an "important thought", following in the footsteps ofMarxism–Leninism,Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.[72][58]: 474–475 Officially termed as the latest development ofsocialism with Chinese charactersunder Jiang's tenure,[73]the Three Represents justified the incorporation of the new capitalist business class into the party, and changed the founding ideology of the CCP from protecting the interests of the peasantry and workers to that of the "overwhelming majority of the people", a euphemism aimed at placating the growing entrepreneurial class. Conservative critics within the party, such as hardline leftistDeng Liqun,denounced this as betrayal of "true" communist ideology.[72]

Before he transferred power to a younger generation of leaders, Jiang had his theory of Three Represents written into the Party's constitution, alongside Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory at the 16th CCP Congress in 2002.[74]

Crackdown on Falun Gong

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Further information:Persecution of Falun Gong

In June 1999, Jiang established an extralegal department, the610 Office,to crack down onFalun Gong.Cook and Lemish state this was because Jiang was worried that the popular new religious movement was "quietly infiltrating the CCP and state apparatus."[75]On 20 July, security forces arrested thousands of Falun Gong organizers they identified as leaders.[76]The persecution that followed was characterized as a nationwide campaign of propaganda, as well as the large-scale arbitrary imprisonment and coercive reeducation of Falun Gong organizers, sometimes resulting in death due to mistreatment in detention.[77][78][79]

Retirement

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See also:Shanghai clique
Jiang with his wife andGeorge W. Bushwith his wife inCrawford, Texas,25 October 2002

In the run-up to the16th National Congress of the CCP,Hu Jintao had "almost unanimous support" to become the new CCP general secretary.[80]To maintain China's image as a stable and respected country, Jiang and Hu emphasized their unity, striving to make this transition the first "smooth and harmonious" one in the PRC's history.[81][82]Jiang stepped down as general secretary and left the Politburo Standing Committee, but retained the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission,[83]which controlled the army and the nation's foreign policy.[84]Jiang would continue counselling Hu from "behind the curtain", and it was formally agreed that Jiang would be "consulted on all matters of state importance".[84]Both men also reached a "tacit understanding" that Hu would not be considered a "core"leader like Jiang, Deng and Mao.[85]

At the 16th Party Congress, the majority of new members for Standing Committee were considered part of Jiang's so-called "Shanghai clique",the most prominent being vice presidentZeng Qinghong,who had served as Jiang's chief of staff for many years, and vice premierHuang Ju,a former party secretary of Shanghai.[86]

After Hu succeeded Jiang as general secretary, the latter continued to "[dominate] public life" for several years.[87]TheSouth China Morning Postannounced that "a new era has begun in China. But it is not that of Vice President Hu Jintao [...] Rather, it is a new era of President Jiang Zemin, who has just stepped down as the Party's general secretary."[83]Early in the 2003SARScrisis, Jiang remained conspicuously silent, and observers were divided over whether it signified his waning influence, or respect for Hu.[88]It has been argued that the institutional arrangements created by the 16th Congress left Jiang in a position where he could not exercise much influence.[89]

Although Jiang retained the chairmanship of the CMC, most members of the commission were professional military men.People's Liberation Army Daily,a publication thought to represent the views of the CMC majority, printed an article on 11 March 2003 which quotes two army delegates as saying, "Having one center is called 'loyalty', while having two centers will result in 'problems.'"This was interpreted as a criticism of Jiang's attempt to exercise dual leadership with Hu on the model of Deng Xiaoping.[90]

On 19 September 2004, after the 4th Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee, Jiang, at the age of 78, relinquished his post as chairman of the party's Central Military Commission, his last post in the party. Six months later in March 2005, Jiang resigned his last significant post, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the state, which marked the end of Jiang's political career.[clarification needed]This followed weeks of speculation that forces inside the party were pressing Jiang to step aside. Jiang's term was supposed to have lasted until 2007. Hu also succeeded Jiang as the CMC chairman, but, in an apparent political defeat for Jiang, GeneralXu Caihou,and not Zeng Qinghong was appointed to succeed Hu as vice chairman, as was initially speculated. This power transition formally marked the end of Jiang's era in China, which roughly lasted from 1989 to 2004.[91]

In 2008, Jiang published an academic article on China's clean energy resources and another on China's information technology development.[92]: 100 

Official appearances after retirement

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Jiang continued to make official appearances after giving up his last title in 2005. In China'sstrictly defined protocol sequence,Jiang's name always appeared immediately after Hu Jintao's and in front of the remaining sitting members of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee. In 2007, Jiang was seen with Hu Jintao on stage at a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of thePeople's Liberation Army,[93]and toured the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution with Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, and other former senior officials.[94]On 8 August 2008, Jiang appeared at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.[95]He also stood beside Hu Jintao during the mass parade celebrating the60th anniversary of the People's Republic of Chinain October 2009.[96]

Beginning in July 2011, false reports of Jiang's death began circulating on the news media outside of mainland China and on the internet.[97][98]While Jiang may indeed have been ill and receiving treatment, the rumors were denied by official sources.[99]On 9 October 2011, Jiang made his first public appearance since his premature obituary in Beijing at a celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of theXinhai Revolution.[100]Jiang reappeared at the18th Party Congressin October 2012, and took part in the 65th Anniversary banquet of the founding of the People's Republic of China in October 2014. At the banquet he sat next toXi Jinping,who had then succeeded Hu Jintao as CCP general secretary. In September 2015, Jiang attended theparade celebrating 70 years since end of World War II;there, Jiang again sat next to Xi Jinping and Hu Jintao.[101]He appeared on 29 May 2017 at Shanghai Technology University.[102]

After Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Jiang's position in the protocol sequence of leaders retreated; while he was often seated next to Xi Jinping at official events, his name was often reported after all standing members of the Communist Party's Politburo.[103]Jiang reappeared at the19th Party Congresson 18 October 2017.[104]He appeared on 29 July 2019 at the funeral of former premier Li Peng.[105][106][107]He also attended the70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of Chinamass parade in October 2019, marking his last public appearance prior to his death.[108]He did not attend the20th Party Congressin October 2022.[109]

Family and personal life

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Jiang marriedWang Yeping,also a native of Yangzhou, in 1949.[110]She was his cousin, as Jiang's adoptive mother was Wang's aunt. Wang graduated fromShanghai International Studies University.[111]They had two sons together,Jiang MianhengandJiang Miankang.[112]Jiang Mianheng went on to be an academic and businessman, working within theChinese space program,and founded Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation.[113]

It is believed that Jiang had a long-running friendship with the singerSong Zuying,Chen Zhili,and others.[114][115][116][117][118][119]Following the rise of Xi Jinping, Song and other Jiang loyalists, including her brother Song Zuyu, fell under investigation for corruption.[120][121]

Jiang had a passable command of several foreign languages,[122]including English and Russian. Jiang remains the only paramount leader of China known to be able to speak in English.[122]He enjoyed engaging foreign visitors in small talk on arts and literature in their native language, in addition to singing foreign songs in its original language. In 1987, he sangWhen We Were Youngand danced withDianne Feinstein,who was mayor of San Francisco at the time.[123]Jiang also played theukuleleduring his 1997 visit to Hawai'i.[123]

Death

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Memorial Service for Jiang Zemin at theGreat Hall of the People
Main article:Death and state funeral of Jiang Zemin

Jiang died on 30 November 2022, at the age of 96, in Shanghai. According to the Chinese state mediaXinhua News Agency,he died at 12:13 pm fromleukemiaand multiple organ failures.[124][125]On the day of Jiang's death, the government released a notice that the national flags would be flown half-staff in key locations of Beijing and diplomatic missions abroad. Foreigners were not invited to attend official mourning activities.[126]

Legacy

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Jiang's inscription engraved on a stone in his hometown,Yangzhou

The policies of his successors, Hu Jintao andWen Jiabao,have widely been seen as efforts to address perceived imbalances and move away from a sole focus on economic growth toward a broader view of development which incorporates non-economic factors such as health and the environment.[127]

Domestically, Jiang's legacy and reputation is mixed. While some people attributed the period of relative stability and growth in the 1990s to Jiang's term,[128]others argue that Jiang did little to correct systemic imbalance and an accumulation of problems which resulted from years of breakneck-pace economic reforms, leaving the next administration facing innumerable challenges, some of which may have been too late to solve.[129]

The fact that Jiang rose to power as the direct beneficiary of the political aftermath of Tiananmen has shaped the perception of his rule. Following the Tiananmen protests, Jiang threw his support behind elder Chen Yun's conservative economic policies, but subsequently changed his allegiance to Deng Xiaoping's reform-oriented agenda following the latter's "Southern Tour". This shift was not only seen as the exercise of a political opportunist, it also sowed confusion among party loyalists in regards to what direction the party was headed or what the party truly believed in.[130]While continued economic reforms resulted in an explosion of wealth around the country, it also led to the formation of special interest groups in many sectors of the economy, and the exercise of state power without any meaningful oversight. This opened the way for the sub-optimal distribution of the fruits of growth, and an expanding culture of corruption among bureaucrats and party officials.[129]

Historian and former Xinhua journalistYang Jishengwrote that Jiang might well have been given a positive historical assessment had it not been for his decision to 'overstay his welcome' by remaining in the Central Military Commission post after Hu had formally assumed the party leadership. Moreover, Jiang took credit for all the gains made during the 13 years "between 1989 and 2002", which not only evoked the memories of Jiang being a beneficiary of Tiananmen, but also neglected the economic foundations laid by Deng, whose authority was still paramount until the mid-1990s. Additionally, Jiang was also criticized for his insistence on writing the "Three Represents" into the party and state constitutions (see below), which Yang called Jiang's attempt at "self-deification", i.e., that he saw himself as a visionary along the same lines as Deng and Mao. Yang contended, "The 'Three Represents' is just common sense. It is not a proper theoretical framework. It's what any ruler would tell the people to justify the continued rule of the governing party."[131]

Jiang did not specialize in economics, and in 1997 handed most of the economic governance of the country to premier Zhu Rongji and remained in office through theAsian financial crisis.Under their joint leadership,Mainland Chinasustained an average of 8% GDP growth annually, achieving the highest rate of per capita economic growth in major world economies, raising eyebrows around the world with its astonishing speed. This was mostly achieved by continuing the process of a transition to a market economy. Additionally, he helped increase China's international standing with China joining theWorld Trade Organizationin 2001 and Beijing winning the bid to host the2008 Summer Olympics.[132]

Some have also associated Jiang with the widespread corruption and cronyism that had become a notable feature of the Communist power apparatus since Jiang's years in power. In the military, the two vice-chairmen who sat atop the Central Military Commission hierarchy – nominally as assistants to then chairman Hu Jintao – Vice Chairmen Xu Caihou andGuo Boxiong,were said to have obstructed Hu Jintao's exercise of power in the military. Xu and Guo were characterized as "Jiang's proxies in the military". Eventually, both men were reported to have taken massive bribes, and both fell under the axe of theanti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping.[133]

At the same time, many biographers of Jiang have noted his government resembled an oligarchy as opposed to an autocratic dictatorship.[134]Many of the policies of his era had been attributed to others in government, notably premier Zhu Rongji. Jiang was also characterized as a leader who was mindful to seek the opinion of his close advisers. Jiang is often credited with the improvement in foreign relations during his term,[135]but at the same time many Chinese have criticized him for being too conciliatory towards the United States and Russia. The issue ofChinese unificationbetween the mainland and Taiwan gained ground during Jiang's term.[136]

Honors

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Decoration Country Date Note Ref.
Order of José Martí Cuba 21 November 1993 Order of Cuba [137]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross Brazil 23 November 1993 Brazilian order of chivalry [138]
First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Ukraine 2 December 1995 Award of Ukraine [139]
Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali Mali 17 May 1996 The highest honorific order of Mali [140]
Order of the Great Star of Djibouti Djibouti 18 August 1998 Order of Djibouti [141]
Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope South Africa 5 May 1999 Order of merit of South Africa [142]
Order of the Golden Eagle Kazakhstan 19 November 1999 The highest order of Kazakhstan [143]
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit Republic of the Congo 20 March 2000 Order of the Republic of Congo [144]
Medal 'Bethlehem 2000' Palestine 15 April 2000 Medal of the State of Palestine [145]
First Class of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey Turkey 19 April 2000 The highest state order awarded to foreigners [146]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer Greece 22 April 2000 Highest decoration of Greece [147]
Athens Gold Medal Greece 22 April 2000 Medal ofAthens [148]
Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei Brunei 17 November 2000 Order of Brunei [149]
Grand Cross of the Order of Tahiti Nui French Polynesia 3 April 2001 Order of French Polynesia [150][151]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Liberator Venezuela 17 April 2001 The highest order of Venezuela [152]
Medal of Pushkin Russia 31 October 2007 State decoration of Russia [153]

Works

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  • Jiang Zemin (2010).Selected Works of Jiang Zemin.Vol. I (1st ed.). Beijing: Foreign Languages Press.ISBN978-7-119-06025-5.Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2020.Retrieved7 May2020.
  • — (2012).Selected Works of Jiang Zemin.Vol. II (1st ed.). Beijing: Foreign Languages Press.ISBN978-7-119-07383-5.Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2020.Retrieved7 May2020.
  • — (2013).Selected Works of Jiang Zemin.Vol. III (1st ed.). Beijing: Foreign Languages Press.ISBN978-7-119-07978-3.

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Notes

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  1. ^/dʒiːˈɑːŋzəˈmɪn/;Chinese:Giang trạch dân;pinyin:Jiāng Zémín,traditionally romanized asChiang Tze-min
  2. ^"Paramount leader"is not a formal title; it is a reference occasionally used by media outlets and scholars to refer to the foremost political leader in China at a given time. For example, there is no consensus on when Hu Jintao became the paramount leader (2002–2012), as Jiang held the most powerful office in the military (i.e., Central Military Commission chairman) and did not relinquish all positions until 2005 to his successor, while Hu was the General Secretary of the Communist Party since 2002 and President of China since 2003.

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