In China, Xi Jinping pays tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin, architect of the crackdown on youth after Tiananmen
- Posted on August 19, 2026
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In China, Xi Jinping pays tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin, architect of the crackdown on youth after Tiananmen
The president used the centenary of the former Chinese Communist Party leader's birth to praise his firmness following the crackdown on the student movement of June 1989 and to recall the golden age of China's economy.