Beijing to Hold Jiang Zemin Centenary Commemoration
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
A meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of former state president Jiang Zemin’s birth will be held at 10am next Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chinese Communist Party General Secretary, state president and Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping will attend and deliver an important speech. State media have also rolled out related memorial programming ahead of the event, including a documentary series on Jiang Zemin broadcast on CCTV-1 from August 11 to 16. The People’s Bank of China will from next Monday gradually issue commemorative coins marking the centenary, alongside commemorative stamps mentioned by SingTao.
Key Points
- The commemorative meeting is scheduled for 10am next Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, according to both reports.
- Xi Jinping, in his capacities as party general secretary, state president and CMC chairman, will attend and give an important speech.
- SingTao said only six deceased leaders previously received commemorations at this top political level, making Jiang Zemin the seventh
- CCTV-1 has been airing two episodes nightly of the documentary “Jiang Zemin” at 8pm from August 11 through August 16
- The central bank will issue four legal-tender commemorative coins: one ordinary coin, two gold coins and one silver coin
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the event offers a clear signal of how Beijing is formally framing Jiang Zemin’s political legacy at the highest state level. The commemorative coins and stamps also show how the centenary is being marked not only through official speeches, but through public-facing symbols and media programming that may attract collectors and political attention in Hong Kong.