Death of Jiang Zemin
On November 30, 2022, former General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Jiang Zemin died in Beijing at the age of 96.
On November 30, 2022, former General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Jiang Zemin died in Beijing at the age of 96.
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