# Xi leads event marking late leader Jiang Zemin’s 100th birth anniversary

https://mins.news/en/item/23891

- Reuters, 2026-08-17 06:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/xi-leads-event-marking-late-leader-jiang-zemins-100th-birth-anniversary-2026-08-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a82ab9b6576f900016f734a

> President Xi Jinping led senior Chinese officials at the Great Hall of the People on Monday to mark the 100th anniversary of late leader Jiang Zemin’s birth. Jiang led China during a pivotal phase in its transformation from a marginal economy into a global growth engine.

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