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Politician · Engineer
Chinese politician. After the Tiananmen Incident, he became general secretary of the Communist Party and promoted continued reform and opening-up and marketization. He is a person who thinks about China in the post-Cold War era.
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Work
Three Represents
2000–2002
Theory
Chinese politics after reform and opening
1989–2002
Political event · Leader
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Born in Jiangsu Province, he studied engineering and became a technical bureaucrat. In the People's Republic of China, as the country moved from a planned economy to reform and opening up, the role of executives with specialized knowledge was increasing.
After 1989, he continued economic reform while emphasizing party stability. He redefined the relationship between the Party and the market economy through the development of Shanghai Pudong, the trend toward WTO accession, the return of Hong Kong, and the theory of three representations.
During Jiang Zemin's era, China became significantly integrated into the international economy. On the other hand, political control was maintained and the combination of economic opening and one-party rule was strengthened.
By studying Jiang Zemin, you can understand the process by which post-Cold War China adopted a market economy and globalization while maintaining its socialist system. He is a person who thinks about the growth model of modern China. It is also possible to achieve both marketization and political control.
