Wednesday, November 30, 2022

China's ex-leader Jiang Zemin, an influential reformer, has died at 96

Chinese President Jiang Zemin sings a selection from "Beijing Opera" on the last day of an eight-day visit to the U.S. on Nov. 2, 1997, in Los Angeles.

Jiang Zemin rose to power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests and leaves a legacy of economic reforms — but also tight political control.

(Image credit: Hector Mata/AFP via Getty Images)

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