Perspective: Jiang Zemin's passing marks the end of an era for China
As China holds a memorial service for its late leader Jiang Zemin, an NPR correspondent who met Jiang reflects on the figure and his transforming country.
Jiang Zemin
China's ex-leader Jiang Zemin, an influential reformer, has died at 96
Jiang Zemin rose to power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests and leaves a legacy of economic reforms — but also tight political control.