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Jiang Zemin cremated in Beijing, top leaders pay their respects
- Ceremony held at PLA hospital before casket taken to Babaoshan cemetery
- Memorial service to be held on Tuesday for Jiang, who died last week at 96
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Jiang Zemin was cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing on Monday, after top officials led by President Xi Jinping bade farewell to the former Chinese leader.
A brief closed-door ceremony was held at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital at 10am before Jiang’s casket was taken to the cemetery for cremation, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Jiang, who had leukaemia, died of multiple organ failure on Wednesday in Shanghai at the age of 96. His casket was moved from Shanghai to Beijing on Thursday ahead of a memorial service to be held on Tuesday.
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Chinese ex-leader Jiang Zemin’s body makes final journey to Beijing as China mourns
Chinese ex-leader Jiang Zemin’s body makes final journey to Beijing as China mourns
Xi was joined by the rest of the Politburo Standing Committee for the farewell ceremony, as well as former members who stepped down at the Communist Party congress in October including Premier Li Keqiang and Wang Yang, head of China’s top political advisory body.
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Among the retired leaders at the ceremony were former president Hu Jintao and former premier Wen Jiabao.
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