Unbridled Evil: The Corrupt Reign of Jiang Zemin in China | Chapter 1, Part I:

A translation of the book 'The Real Jiang Zemin' from the original Chinese

Jiang Zemin, retired general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, raises his hand at the 19th Party Congress on Oct. 24, 2017 in Beijing. Claims by self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui and analysis of stock data suggest that the Jiang family may possess as much as $1 trillion in shadow assets. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Read the series here: Unbridled Evil

Jiang Zemin’s Rise

Table of Contents

Section 1: Jiang Zemin’s Origins

• Jiang’s Family Background
• Jiang Adopts a Deceased Father
• Jiang’s Japanese Affiliations
• Jiang Attends University Under Japanese Control
• Jiang’s False Claims of CCP Membership.

Section 2: Political Beneficiary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

• Rise to Power During Tiananmen Square Standoff
• ‘Riots’ Caused Tiananmen Square Violence

Section 3: Jiang Holds Back On Deng’s Economic Reform

• Jiang’s Resistance to Reform Infuriates Deng
• Jiang Humbles Himself

On Aug. 17, 1926, Jiang Zemin was born in the city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. His father became a high-ranking official in the puppet government under the Japanese occupation in 1940s. According to Jiang Zemin, he was adopted by his uncle, who was killed fighting the Japanese during World War II. It is doubtful that Jiang was legally adopted as Jiang maintained. For his future career, however, Jiang wanted to claim familial connection to his uncle, a war hero, and downplay his relationship with a father who would be regarded as a traitor to the country.