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How Jiang Zemin Made China a Global Superpower
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By The Wall Street Journal. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin died this week at 96. As WSJ’s Charles Hutzler explains, Jiang was known for policies that guided China towards a market-oriented economy, but also for being uncompromising on challenges to the Communist Party.
Further Reading:
-Jiang Zemin, Who Steered China Into New Era, Dies at 96
Further Listening:
-China’s Biggest Protests in Decades
-How Xi Jinping’s Dream Slowed China’s Economy
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