# Xi calls for learning from Jiang Zemin’s extraordinary courage and vision

https://mins.news/en/item/23821

- China News Service, 2026-08-17 02:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/politics/2026-08-17/detail-ihfifqmx7365533.shtml

> Chinese President Xi Jinping urged people to learn from Jiang Zemin’s extraordinary courage and vision at a Beijing gathering marking the late leader’s birth centenary. Xi said Jiang made firm decisions at crucial moments, calmly faced risks, helped advance reform and modernization, and led China through the Asian financial crisis and the 1998 flood-relief campaign.

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