| Born / Place | Aug. 17, 1926, in Jiangsu province, China |
| Education | Electrical engineering degree at Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China |
| Family | Married with three sons, one adopted |
| Power Points | Flawless celebrations of the50th anniversary of the People's Republic were the highlight of a year in which Jiang consolidated power through key appointments of allies and sought to raise his status to match that of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. But a crackdown on the Falungong group and liberals revealed his sense of insecurity. A clumsy attempt to sway the Taiwan presidential election backfired.
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