It has also inevitably fuelled criticism of the current leadership, where nostalgia for Jiang is as much an indictment of Xi Jinping and the way he has led China. Many of the tributes paid online ...

China’s Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the country to unite around his leadership as he addressed a memorial service for former leader Jiang Zemin, following an unprecedented show of dissent ...

China’s sternly autocratic current leader, Xi Jinping, must preside over the mourning for Mr. Jiang, who died on Wednesday at 96, while he also grapples with widespread protests against China ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Tokyo | The death of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin comes at a sensitive time for Xi Jinping as he faces an unprecedented ...

The zero-COVID policy with lockdowns, daily testing and tough quarantine rules has become Xi's signature since its introduction early in 2020. The death of 96-year-old Jiang, announced on November ...

Credit: AP Behind them, a black banner revealed how much has changed since Jiang left office in 2002, when Bo Xilai, Xi’s great rival, was governor of Liaoning province, and Premier Li Keqiang ...

BEIJING-Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday praised the late Mr Jiang Zemin for leading China through a time when it faced intense Western pressure and internal turmoil, as he made a call for ...

Xi once said of foreign journalists: "Some foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do [than] engage in finger-pointing at us." The passing of Jiang has both Chinese and foreigners who ...

During Jiang's era, state media spoke of a need to ensure a separation between the responsibilities of the party and those of government and business. Under Xi ... Xie Yu in Hong Kong and the ...