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.

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.

PoliticsXi attends funeral for late premier a day after speaking at former president's centenaryChina's then-President Jiang Zemin, right, and then-Premier Zhu Rongji vote to endorse Jiang's political theory at the close of the Communist Party's Congress in November 2002. © ReutersKENJI KAWASEAugust 18, 2026 17:48 JSTT

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping celebrated the life of communist predecessor Jiang Zemin at a ceremony marking the latter's would-be 100th birthday on Monday, noting that Jiang, as the leader who took over China following the Tiananmen Square massacre, "implemented the correct decisions" to crush anti-communist dissent.

Hong Kong —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called on his country to show an “indomitable fighting spirit” in a bullish speech on Monday in which he also praised the ruling Communist Party’s decision to clamp down on the Tiananmen democracy protests. Xi made the comments at a landmark speech marking the centenary of the

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday highlighted the achievements of late leader Jiang Zemin, including his promotion of reform a

In a 40-minute speech on Monday (Aug 17), the Chinese president called on the Communist Party to carry forward Jiang's legacy, presenting the current leadership as the continuation of his political and ideological project.

Xi says China needs ‘indomitable fighting spirit,’ praises Tiananmen crackdown  CNN

President Xi Jinping presides over a grand ceremony in Beijing on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of former state leader Jiang Zemin, who served as the country’s top leader between 1989 and the early 2000s and died in 2022. Xi is addressing thousands of officials and delegates from various sect