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JIANG GE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022
Jiang Zemin’s mixed legacy
One can attribute many of China's current achievements and problems to policies initiated during Jiang Zemin's tenure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2022
Xi hails Jiang Zemin as leader who stood up to West after Tiananmen crackdown
Saying Jiang made the 'correct decision” to crush the protesters in 1989, Xi's remarks served as a warning in light of recent challenges to 'zero-COVID' policies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2022
Jiang Zemin seen as setting back Japan-China ties with hard-line stance
Jiang pursued a hard-line stance toward Japan, questioning several Japanese prime ministers about their recognition of historical issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022
Jiang Zemin death injects uncertainty for Xi at fraught time in China
Jiang's death at the age of 96 comes days after people took to the streets to challenge virus curbs in China's most widespread protests in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2022
For China’s leader, another dilemma: How to mourn Jiang Zemin
Paying tribute to Jiang while preventing him from becoming a symbolic cudgel against the current regime will be a challenge for Xi Jinping in the coming weeks
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2022
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Jiang took power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown and led the world's most populous nation toward its emergence as a powerhouse on the global stage.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2016
Graduate student charged in fatal stabbing of Nakano woman
A Chinese graduate student has been charged with the murder earlier this month of a Chinese woman who harbored his former girlfriend after they broke up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2015
China party says no disrespect meant with Jiang sign removal
The removal of a stone plinth sign written by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the entrance of a key Communist Party training center is not a sign of disrespect, a senior official said on Monday, after rumors of destabilizing party infighting.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2006
Jiang pushed history in Japan ties
As Chinese president in 1998, Jiang Zemin instructed diplomats to "continuously emphasize" with Japan the need to solve the countries' differences over wartime history, according to a text of his speech published Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2003
Waseda loses case over Jiang lecture
Waseda University acted illegally by sending police a list of people who applied to attend a lecture by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, saying it violated the applicants' privacy by disclosing personal information without their consent, the Supreme Court has ruled.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2002
Jiang refused to take Koizumi telephone call
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tried to telephone Jiang Zemin before the announcement Aug. 30 of his coming historic visit to North Korea, but the Chinese president refused to take the call, according to Japanese and Chinese sources. The Chinese action apparently stemmed from lingering resentment toward Koizumi's spring visit to Yasukuni Shrine on April 21, according to the sources, adding that the Japanese side felt snubbed.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2002
Jiang shows support for Koizumi-Kim meet
Chinese President Jiang Zemin expressed strong support Sunday for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's planned visit to North Korea on Sept. 17, Japanese officials said. During a meeting with visiting Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, Jiang voiced high expectations for Koizumi's visit to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the officials said.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001
Koizumi, Jiang aim to resolve farm trade dispute by Nov. 8
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Chinese President Jiang Zemin have agreed the two countries should settle a trade war over farm products by Nov. 8. The agreement was reached at a meeting Sunday in Shanghai after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001
Koizumi, Jiang begin talks on economic aid, terrorism
SHANGHAI -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Chinese President Jiang Zemin began talks Sunday evening to discuss bilateral issues, including Japan's future economic cooperation with China, as well as global efforts to tackle terrorism.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2001
Jiang, Diet members discuss bilateral ties
A group of Japanese lawmakers spoke Thursday with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, the first to meet Jiang since Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's controversial visit last month to Yasukuni Shrine. During the talks at the Great Hall of the People, Jiang and members of the parliamentary league for Japanese-Chinese relations exchanged views on mending bilateral ties.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2001
Jiang may resign from top China positions
Chinese President Jiang Zemin will resign from his key posts in the fall of 2002, newspapers reported Friday. Jiang will resign not only as head of state and head of the Chinese Communist Party but also as military chief, according to Xinbao, a Hong Kong newspaper, and other newspapers.
JAPAN
May 26, 2001
China's Jiang calls for ASEM to be a political 'Silk Road'
Foreign ministers from Europe and Asia formally began their annual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Beijing on Friday with a call by Chinese President Jiang Zemin for the forum to serve as a "new Silk Road" for exchanges between the two continents. "The ancient Silk Road, which used to be an important passage between Asian and European civilizations, has played a unique role in the exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations," Jiang said in his opening address.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000
Tokyo, Pyongyang need to normalize ties: Jiang
Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Chinese President Jiang Zemin agreed Wednesday on the need for Japan and North Korea to establish diplomatic ties, a Japanese official said. Mori and Jiang, who met for 30 minutes in what was described as a cordial atmosphere, also agreed to establish a "friendly and cooperative partnership" between Japan and China, the official told reporters.
JAPAN
May 31, 2000
Jiang urges Japan and China to live in harmony
Chinese President Jiang Zemin told a delegation of Japan's three ruling coalition parties Tuesday that the two countries should live in harmony over future generations, overcoming differences in their perceptions of World War II during which they were enemies, Japanese officials said. "Facing past history, we must associate with each other to our remotest descendants," Jiang was quoted as saying.
JAPAN
May 21, 2000
Ishihara calls Jiang a 'Chinese Hitler'
TAIPEI -- In yet another invective directed at China, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Saturday said China's Jiang Zemin would be like Adolf Hitler should he attempt to unify Taiwan and the mainland by military force.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
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'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
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