Coverage dated November 29, 2022

Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies

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State media say former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989.

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  1. Triblive

    Jiang Zemin, former president of China, dies at 96 (opens Triblive)

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    Jiang Zemin, the unlikely former leader who stewarded China through groundbreaking economic reforms and served as a bridge between the country’s strongman era and a more consensus-driven government, has died. He was 96.

  2. The Buffalo News

    Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies (opens The Buffalo News)

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    State media say former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989.

  3. NBC New York

    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies at Age 96 (opens NBC New York)

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    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth, has died, state TV said. He was 96.

  4. Digital Journal

    Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead: state media (opens Digital Journal)

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    Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who steered the country through a transformational era from the late 1980s and into the new millennium, died Wednesday

  5. Digital Journal

    Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead at 96 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Jiang Zemin led China through an era of stunning transformation after coming to power in the traumatic aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.He died

  6. Fox News

    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96 (opens Fox News)

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    Jiang Zemin, the former president of China, has died at the age of 96. He lead China out of isolation after the crushing of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.

  7. NPR

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

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    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.

  8. Newsweek

    Jiang Zemin dead at 96: former Chinese president dies after cancer battle (opens Newsweek)

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    China's former leader oversaw the start of the nation's economic boom after the Communist Party's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

  9. CBS News

    Jiang Zemin, Chinese president who led 1990s economic reforms, dies at 96 (opens CBS News)

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    Jiang led his country out of isolation after the Tiananmen Square crackdown, backing economic reform that ushered a decade of explosive growth.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Jiang Zemin — Rise to the top thanks to the Tiananmen crisis – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    China's former President Jiang Zemin has died. Under his rule, the economy grew rapidly, but he rejected political freedoms. Yet without the Chinese democracy movement, he would probably never have reached the top.

  11. Fox32 Chicago

    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who guided country's economic rise, dies at 96 (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Jiang Zemin led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth.

  12. KOB 4

    Jiang Zemin, who guided China's economic rise, dies (opens KOB 4)

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    State media report former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989. He supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth.

  13. The Economist

    Jiang Zemin oversaw a wave of economic change, but not much political reform (opens The Economist)

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    China’s party leader from 1989 to 2002 died on November 30th, aged 96

  14. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Jiang Zemin, former leader who paved the way for China's rise, dies at 96 (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Steven Jiang, CNN Jiang Zemin, the Chinese communist leader who paved the way for the country’s emergence as a global superpower, has died, state-run Xinhua news agency announced Wednesday. He was 96.

  15. New York Times

    Jiang Zemin, Leader Who Guided China Into Global Market, Dies at 96 (opens New York Times)

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    Mr. Jiang, a wily and garrulous politician, presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth in the post-Tiananmen era.

  16. Newsweek

    Will Jiang Zemin get a state funeral in China? (opens Newsweek)

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    China's former paramount leader died on Wednesday from multiple organ failure at age 96, the Chinese Communist Party said.

  17. PBS NewsHour

    Jiang Zemin, who led China's economic rise after ending of pro-democracy protests, dies (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    State media report former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989.

  18. Christian Science Monitor

    Chinese President Zemin remembered for leading China on world stage (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who died Wednesday, led communist China through massive economic growth and globalization. Known for his charisma and stability doctrine, his death comes as the current government faces widespread protests and unrest.

  19. The Guardian

    Jiang Zemin obituary (opens The Guardian)

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    Chinese leader who oversaw economic growth and a stable relationship with the US, and encouraged his country to ‘enter the world’

  20. The Economist

    Jiang Zemin, China’s unlikely strongman (opens The Economist)

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    China’s president from 1993 to 2003 oversaw a wave of economic change—but not much political reform

  21. Washington Times

    Jiang Zemin, China’s former leader who guided his nation’s rise, dies (opens Washington Times)

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    Former President Jiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth, died Wednesday. He was 96.

  22. The Times of Israel

    Jiang Zemin, ex-China leader who led economic boom, political repression, dies at 96 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    A former soap factory manager, Jiang was about to retire when he got top job in aftermath of brutal crackdown on 1989 Tiananmen protests, and was president from 1993 to 2003

  23. The Week

  24. Los Angeles Times

    Jiang Zemin, former president who guided China's rise, dies at 96 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Jiang Zemin led China out of isolation after the Tiananmen Square massacre and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth.

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    China's Jiang Zemin dies at 96, prompting wave of nostalgia (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    BEIJING - Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age

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