Top officials gathered in Beijing on Tuesday for former president Jiang Zemin's memorial, as Xi Jinping faces widespread frustration over his strict coronavirus restrictions and iron-fisted rule.
, from leukemia and multiple organ failure at age 96, came as Chinese security forces were cracking down on frustrated and mostly young urban residents who took to the streets in more than a dozen cities to protest primarily against “zero covid” restrictions, but also Xi’s repressive politics.
Despite security concerns, Xi wanted to ensure Jiang received the highest honors in part to repay the former leader for support when Xi was chosen to be the new party leader in 2012, said Victor Shih, an expert on elite Chinese politics at the University of California, San Diego. In 1997, the death of Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese leader often considered pivotal in leading the country out of Mao-era isolation, sparked a countrywide outpouring of grief that lasted for days. It ended with Jiang delivering an emotional eulogy, during which his voice repeatedly broke. He at one point took a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his nose and eyes.
Historically, the death of former senior leaders has often been an unsettling time in Chinese politics, when internal divisions within the party elite intensify and public grievances with the current leadership are aired. The passing of Premier Zhou Enlai in 1976 and General Secretary Hu Yaobang in 1989 both fueled student-led protests and calls for deeper reform.
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