Jiang Zemin

American

[jyahng zœ-min] / ˈdʒjɑŋ ˈzœˈmɪn /

noun

1926–2022, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1989–2002, president of China 1993–2003.

Jiang Zemin British

/ ˈdʒjæŋ ʒeɪˈmɪn /

noun

born 1926, Chinese Communist politician: president (1993–2003)

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Jiang Zemin

The Chinese side added “constructive,” a deliberate echo of the formula former President Bill Clinton and Jiang Zemin adopted in 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

The visit's highlight was a surprise decision by Chinese President Jiang Zemin to allow a live broadcast of a press conference with Clinton.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Then, during the Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin eras, the idea took hold that, if you gave people a better living, they'd have less motivation to act corruptly.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024

Absent this year will be Jiang Zemin, a former party chief who influenced Chinese politics until his death last year.

From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023

Queen Elizabeth II, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sidney Poitier and Jiang Zemin are some of the famous people who died this year.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022

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