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Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s economic rise, dies

FILE - Then U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, right, shakes hands with then Chinese President Jiang Zemin during their meeting at Zhongnanhai leaders' compound in Beijing, Feb. 24, 1997. Chinese state TV said Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, that Jiang has died at age 96. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

FILE - Then U.S. President Bill Clinton, center, and then Chinese President Jiang Zemin prepare for talks at New Zealand's Government House in Auckland, New Zealand as U.S. then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and then National Security Advisor Sandy Berger look on, Sept. 11, 1999. Chinese state TV said Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, that Jiang has died at age 96. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s economic rise, dies