Chinese state media is denying reports this morning that Jiang Zemin is dead. The 84-year-old became China’s leader in 1989, and shepherded the country through its unprecedented economic boom before handing power to President Hu Jintao between 2002 and 2004. The BBC is reporting that internet searches for Jiang’s name have been blocked. Martin Patience, correspondent for the BBC, reports on the latest from Beijing.
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