Aug 27, 2026

The Centenary Mask: What Beijing’s Tributes to Jiang Zemin Erase From History

Commentary Chinese state-run media on Aug. 17 published coordinated centenary tributes to former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Global Times, China Daily, and Xinhua reproduced a eulogy calling Jiang a “long-tested communist fighter” of “rock-solid conviction” with “profound love for the ...