Jiang Zemin Death

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the world leaders who expressed condolences to President Xi Jinping on the death of Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, official media reported.

China on Thursday dismissed reports that retired President Jiang Zemin, who led the country through massive changes after the crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement, has died.The official Xinhua News Agency quoted what it called authoritative sources as saying the reports were "pure rumor." The one-sentence dispatch in English was...

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the world leaders who expressed condolences to President Xi Jinping on the death of Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, official media reported.

China on Thursday dismissed reports that retired President Jiang Zemin, who led the country through massive changes after the crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement, has died.The official Xinhua News Agency quoted what it called authoritative sources as saying the reports were "pure rumor." The one-sentence dispatch in English was...