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Jiang Zemin

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926-2022) · China · Politicians · Died at 96

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He took power in the shadow of Tiananmen, a compromise nobody expected to last, and held China through two decades that turned it into an economic colossus - overseeing the return of Hong Kong, entry into the WTO, and the transformation from command economy to market juggernaut.

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2022Died30 November 20222001Grand Cross of the Order of Tahiti NuiAward2000“You are very familiar with western ways, but you are too young. You go everywhere to follow the big news, but the questions you ask are too simple - sometimes naïve.”In their wordsOctober 2000Leader of China Angrily Chastises Hong Kong Media (October 2000). Also quoted as All over the world, wherever you go to, you always run

“We want to learn from the west about science and technology and how to manage the economy, but this must be combined with specific conditions here.”In their wordsAugust 2000As quoted in "Jiang Zemin Talks With Wallace" (August 2000), CBS.

“A review of our party's seventy-plus-year history elicits an important conclusion.”In their words25 February 2000Three Represents (25 February 2000).

Grand Cross of the Order of the RedeemerAwardOrder of BethlehemAward1999Grand Cross of the Order of Good HopeAward1989“I don't think this man was killed by the tank. I can't confirm whether this young man you mentioned was arrested or not. I think that he was never killed.”In their wordsWhen asked about Tank Man of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests during an interview with Barbara Walters.

“He was never arrested. I don't know where he is now.”In their wordsWhen asked about Tank Man of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests during an interview with Mike Wallace, as quoted in "China's Leader Talks

1926Born17 August 1926

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  1. You are very familiar with western ways, but you are too young. You go everywhere to follow the big news, but the questions you ask are too simple - sometimes naïve.

    Oct 2000, Leader of China Angrily Chastises Hong Kong Media (October 2000). Also quoted as All over the world, wherever you go to, you always run, Own words

  2. We want to learn from the west about science and technology and how to manage the economy, but this must be combined with specific conditions here.

    Aug 2000, As quoted in "Jiang Zemin Talks With Wallace" (August 2000), CBS., Own words

  3. A review of our party's seventy-plus-year history elicits an important conclusion.

    Feb 25, 2000, Three Represents (25 February 2000)., Own words

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Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Tahiti Nui2001
Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer2000
Order of Bethlehem2000
Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope1999
Order of the Golden Eagle
Order of State of Republic of Turkey
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
Pushkin Medal
Order of the Liberator
Order of José Martí
Order of the Crown of Brunei
Congolese Order of Merit
Order of the Southern Cross
National Order of Mali

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Born in Yangzhou in 1926 during Japanese occupation, Jiang studied electrical engineering, joined the Communist Party in college, and graduated in 1947. After 1949 he trained at the Stalin Automobile Works in Moscow, returned to Shanghai in 1962, and spent 1970-1972 in Romania building machinery plants. He rose through technical posts - vice chair overseeing special economic zones after 1979, vice minister of electronics in 1982, mayor of Shanghai in 1985, then party secretary there in 1987. In 1989, after the Tiananmen massacre, he replaced the ousted Zhao Ziyang as general secretary, a compromise choice who consolidated into paramount leader as the old guard faded. He formally introduced the term "socialist market economy" in 1992, broke the iron rice bowl, privatized state enterprises, barred the military from business, and launched education initiatives including Projects 211 and 985. His era saw Hong Kong's return in 1997, Macau's in 1999, WTO entry in 2001, and a crackdown on Falun Gong starting in 1999. He added the "Three Represents" to party doctrine in 2002, opening membership to private business owners, then stepped aside for Hu Jintao between 2002 an

Country
China
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2022 · aged 96

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