By South China Morning Post | Created at 2026-08-12 04:24:01 | Updated at 2026-08-12 05:14:31
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Beijing has started airing a heavyweight documentary on former Chinese president
Jiang Zemin as part of commemoration events marking the centenary of his birth, expected to culminate on Monday in a grand ceremony presided over by President Xi Jinping.
In the lead-up to the anniversary, state broadcaster CCTV launched a 12-episode documentary titled Jiang Zemin, with the network’s flagship CCTV-1 airing two episodes nightly at prime time from Tuesday.
The series was jointly produced by the ruling Communist Party’s Central Publicity Department and its Institute of Party History and Literature, as well as CCTV.
The party is also expected to hold a grand symposium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday to mark the centenary of the former leader’s birth, according to past political norms.
Xi, who is also the party’s top leader, will preside at the grand gathering and is expected to give a commemorative speech.
The apex of the nation’s leadership, including the top echelons of the Politburo, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, the State Council, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission, is expected to attend.
