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‘Toad worship’ of the late premier Jiang Zemin has turned into nostalgia for a freer, more liberal era
Beijing seeks to honour former president without drawing contrast with Xi Jinping
Businesses and state institutions face delicate task of paying respects to late president without offending Xi Jinping
The business-friendly leader was regarded as less dictatorial than his predecessors
Communist leader oversaw radical reforms and formalised two-term limit
Xi-Putin friendship usurps half a century of US diplomacy
Private equity firm whose founders include ex-president Jiang Zemin’s grandson rode sector’s long boom
Xiao Jianhua said to be detained in Shanghai a year after being seized in Hong Kong
New members of Communist party’s top leadership group all too old to succeed president
President’s name written into Communist party constitution at start of second 5-year term
Red umbrellas, a brass band, delegates in all their finery — and the men running the Asian powerhouse
Internal committees designed to show alignment with larger national goals
The billionaire took sanctuary in Hong Kong but the state under Xi Jinping has caught up with him
Supporters warned to avoid online references in run-up to ex-leader’s 90th birthday
The president is wresting control of economic policy away from other parts of government
Companies can learn from tycoon’s rebuttal of mainland criticism
Beijing shuts down internet in rural area after residents battle police over train line plan
Graft agency article attacking 19th-century prince raises speculation over former vice-president
Veteran correspondent Conor O’Clery on being an Irishman abroad
Yang Qinglong, energy broker, 1951-2014
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