Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin passes away

China’s former leader Jiang Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has died at 96.

Xinhua reported that he died due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, on Wednesday.

The announcement was made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the State Council of the PRC, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commissions of the CPC and the PRC.

It was announced in a letter addressing the whole Party, the entire military and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups.

One of the major figures in Chinese history in recent decades, he presided over a time where China opened up on a vast scale and saw high-speed growth.