The death of a former Chinese leader remembered for his affable public persona is posing a fresh challenge to Xi Jinping's efforts to quell anger over his ongoing COVID-zero drive.
Jiang Zemin, who restored China's relations with the West after the Tiananmen Square crackdown, died on Wednesday, just days after the most widespread displays of dissent in the country since 1989.
Mr Jiang spent 13 years at the top of the world's most populous nation, overseeing an economic boom that included China's entry into the World Trade Organization.
