Xi Jiang

American

[shee jyahng] / ˈʃi ˈdʒyɑŋ /

(Older Spelling) Hsi Chiang;

noun

Pinyin.

a river in southern China, flowing east from Yunnan province to the South China Sea near Canton. 1,250 miles (2,012 km) long.

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Former Shanghai party bosses who went on to sit on the Standing Committee include Xi, Jiang, former premier Zhu Rongji, former parliament chief Wu Bangguo, the late vice premier Huang Ju and Yu Zhengsheng, currently the top adviser to parliament.

From Reuters

Han is acceptable to all camps - Xi, Jiang and Xi's immediate predecessor, Hu Jintao.

From Reuters

In an apparent call for the party's 80 million members to back Xi, Jiang praised him as "a wise leader who can really get things done" during a dinner meeting with former U.S.

From Reuters

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