China's Leader Xi Honors Former President Jiang Zemin

President Xi Jinping gathered party leaders to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Jiang Zemin, calling for unity and a strong spirit.

President Xi Jinping led a big event in China this week. The event was to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of the country’s former leader, Jiang Zemin. Jiang Zemin was in charge of China during the 1990s. Many people in China look back at that time with a sense of sadness or nostalgia because the country changed a lot during those years. At the ceremony, Xi Jinping spoke about Jiang’s work. He used the moment to show that the Communist Party is still united. Xi told the crowd that China needs to keep moving forward with an 'indomitable fighting spirit.' This is a way of sa…