Jiang, unmistakable in his thick-framed owlish glasses, served as general secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist party from 1989 to 2002. In comparison with ...
State media say Jiang died from leukaemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai.
Jiang came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests and presided over high-speed growth.
Mr Jiang led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led ...
JIANG ZEMIN, the Chinese Communist Party general secretary from 1989-2002 and president of the country from 1993-2003, died today aged 96.
Jiang's death comes as European Council President Charles Michel is set for a three-hour meeting with current leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. His passing also ...