The engineer-turned statesman won the hearts of many Chinese with his easygoing style and passions for music, books and science. Netizens from all walks of life expressed their deep sorrow in an avalanche of posts on Chinese social media. Under his administration, China achieved nearly double-digit economic growth for over a decade and joined the World Trade Organization in 2001.
Jing Zemin graduated from Shanghai JIaotong University in 1947.
BEIJING, December 6 (TMTPOST) -- As the entire nation mourned the passing of former President Jiang Zemin, a series of photos showed a journey of a yougn man from Shanghai, to Moscow, Beijing, Dublin and New York.
Jiang (from right second) interned in Stalin Automobiles in Moscow from 1955 to 1956.
In October 1980, Jiang (third from right of the front row) was with other members of a business delegation to Ireland.
In May 1984, Jiang made an international call to send his greetings to workers during the National Electronics Exhibition held in the Beijing Exhibition Hall.
In October 1988, Jiang made a speech in a ceremony honoring scientists for their 50 years of diligent work.
Jiang shook hand with Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of China’s economic reform and opening-up policy, during the fifth plenary of CPC’s 13th Central Commission held in November 1989 in Beijing.
On August 13,1998, Jiang went to Hubei province to supervise the fight against the unprecedented flooding in person and made a speech on the bank of the Yangtze River.
On September7,2000,leaders of five Standing Members of the UN Security Council met in New York at the proposal of then Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Jiang (center) shook hands with French President Jacques Chirac, Russian President Vladimir Putin (first from right), British Prime Minister Tony Blair (first from left) and U.S. President Bill Clinton.