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Politics● LowAug 12 · Aug 12, 2026, 3:53 AM

China prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

Beijing has started airing a heavyweight documentary on former Chinese president Jiang Zemin as part of commemoration events marking the centenary of his birth, expected to culminate on Monday in a grand ceremony presided over by President Xi Jinping. In the lead-up to the anniversary, state broadcaster CCTV launched a 12-episode documentary titled Jiang Zemin, with the network’s flagship CCTV-1 airing two episodes nightly at prime time from Tuesday. The series was jointly produced by the ruling...

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