President Xi Jinping and senior leaders of the Politburo Committee (politburo) traveled in unison yesterday (1 December) to receive the coffin containing the body of former leader Jiang Zemin, which traveled from Shanghai to Beijing. China’s funeral is scheduled for Tuesday (December 6).
China State Television (CCTV) shows Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, waiting for Leader Jiang Zemin at the military airport in Beijing’s Xijiao Airport.
Among the top leaders present for the body of former President Jiang Zemin were the 24 members of the Politburo committee, as well as senior non-political leaders including Premier Li Keqiang and Vice President Wang Qi San.
Jiang’s family and close friends held a mourning ceremony in Shanghai before his body was taken to Beijing.
People brought flowers to pay their respects at former leader Jiang’s home in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province.
However, Jiang Zemin General Secretary of the Communist Party of China between 1989 and 2002. He died in Shanghai at the age of 96 from leukemia. and multiple organ failures
A state funeral will be held on Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Jiang Zemin’s death sparked a longing for a time when China was more open and tolerant of diversity. Many people have posted that “This is the end of life.”
in the world of Chinese social media Netizens have expressed their sympathy and tributes to the performance of former President Jiang in running the country during the most difficult period in China under the leadership of the Communist Party. During that time, the Soviet Union and the Communist National Front had just collapsed. Leader Jiang led China to transition to a market economy and to the global market.
“In economic and political terms He walked across a single bridge with no direction signs to walk. In terms of military and diplomacy He played no less roles. and bear the burden of shame,” wrote one netizen on Chinese social media site Weibo.
“It is impossible for me not to complain about the period under Jiang’s leadership. But I have to give credit and accept that no one can replace Leader Jiang to run the country as it is today.”
Some commentators recalled the Jiang Zemin era. China allowed an uncensored version of Titanic to be released in China without the nudity being cut out. Some people have said how different their style is from other leaders. singing peking opera Solo guitar in front of foreign conductors
“Senior Jiang is a cheerful person. Thinking about it now, it was something precious. Who doesn’t love and respect a leader who is well read, knowledgeable, and has a great sense of humor? who has done some good deeds.”
Source: South China Morning Post The body of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin makes the final journey to Beijing
