Politics● LowAug 19 · Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 AM
In China, Xi Jinping pays tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin, architect of the crackdown on youth after Tiananmen
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en]
President Xi Jinping used the centenary of former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin's birth to praise his toughness after the crackdown on the June 1989 student movement and recall the golden age of China's economy.
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