Tag Archives: Former leader Jiang’s body arrives in Beijing as China mourns

The body of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin arrived in Beijing on Thursday ahead of a public memorial service, Chinese state media said, as hundreds of people gathered in his hometown to pay their respects. A special flight carrying Jiang’s remains from Shanghai — where he died on Wednesday of leukaemia and multiple organ failure — was met at the airport by …

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