Jiang Zemin - The Chinese Leader We Know Now She Didn't Ping

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Jiang Zemin was not afraid either to show an emotional side, which you rarely see in public from Chinese leaders. He famously debated with President Clinton at the White House in front of the press about human rights. So he was a leader quite unlike Xi Jinping, who is remote, never receives interviews from foreign journalists.

The Chinese leader who took over a squabbling party following the Tiananmen Square massacre surprised the world by stifling dissent, overseeing a staggering economic awakening—and occasionally breaking into song. We examine the lessons to be drawn from his legacy. After scores of failures, a new Alzheimer’s treatment shows real promise. And our annual ranking of the world’s most expensive cities.

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