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Jiang Zemin Quotes

1926–2022

Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002) and the President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003).

Random Jiang Zemin quote

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I don't think this man was killed by the tank. I can't confirm whether this young man you mentioned was arrested or not. I think that he was never killed.

You are very familiar with western ways, but you are too young. You go everywhere to follow the big news, but the questions you ask are too simple — sometimes naïve. Understand, or not?

He was never arrested. I don't know where he is now.

Tell you what, I've been through hundreds of battles. I've seen it all.

The Communist Party of China should represent the development trends of advanced productive forces, the orientations of an advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people of China.

We want to learn from the west about science and technology and how to manage the economy, but this must be combined with specific conditions here. That's how we have made great progress in the last twenty years.

Reporters [interjecting]: But what about re-election...

Jiang: Sorry, I don't have any more time to talk to you about this.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jiang Zemin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.