Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Standing Committee of the the People's Republic of China National People's Congress
the People's Republic of China State Department
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The Communist Party of China and the the People's Republic of China Central Military Commission
Letter to the whole Party, the whole army and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the the People's Republic of China National People's Congress, the the People's Republic of China State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission of the the People's Republic of China Party of China are extremely sad to announce to the whole party, the whole army and the people of all ethnic groups: Our beloved Comrade Jiang Zemin suffered from leukemia and multiple organ failure. The rescue was ineffective. He died in Shanghai at 12:13 on November 30, at the age of 96.

Comrade Jiang Zemin is an outstanding leader of our party, our army and the people of all ethnic groups in our country who enjoys high prestige, a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionist, statesman, military strategist, diplomat, and a time-tested communist fighter. An outstanding leader of the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the core of the party's third-generation central leadership, and the main founder of the important thinking of the "Three Represents.

Comrade Jiang Zemin studied diligently and pursued the truth since he was a teenager, and was enlightened by the idea of patriotism and democratic revolution. During his study in university, after actively participating in the baptism of anti-Japanese patriotic activities, Comrade Jiang Zemin formed a Marxist world outlook, completed the choice of life path, and finally established the life ideal and belief of striving for national liberation and people's happiness. After graduating from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1947, Comrade Jiang Zemin went to work in the factory and engaged in revolutionary propaganda among the masses of workers and among the professional youth in the evening school of the Youth League. In 1949, he organized the masses of workers to carry out factory protection activities to welcome the liberation of Shanghai.

In the early days of the establishment of the the People's Republic of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin successively served as the first deputy director of Shanghai Yimin Food No. 1 Factory, the first deputy director of Shanghai Soap Factory, and the head of the Electrical Professional Section of the Shanghai Second Design Branch of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. In 1954, when the state built the first automobile factory in Changchun, a large number of professional and technical cadres and management cadres were needed. Comrade Jiang Zemin should be transferred to the Stalin Automobile Factory in Moscow, the Soviet Union, for an internship in 1955. After returning to China in 1956, Comrade Jiang Zemin served as deputy director of the power department, deputy chief power engineer, and director of the power branch of Changchun No. 1 Automobile Manufacturing Plant. In 1962, Comrade Jiang Zemin was transferred to the post of deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of Electrical Appliance Science of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, responsible for the scientific research leadership of the institute. In 1966, Comrade Jiang Zemin was transferred to the director of Wuhan Thermal Machinery Research Institute, acting secretary of the party committee, and later secretary of the party committee to organize the design of atomic energy power generation equipment. after the "great cultural revolution" began, comrade jiang zemin was shocked. In 1970, Comrade Jiang Zemin was transferred to the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. In 1971, he served as the head of the expert group of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry in Romania. In 1973, he returned to China and served successively as the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. Deputy Director and Director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. In 1980, Comrade Jiang Zemin served as the deputy director and secretary-general of the State Import and Export Administration Commission, the State Foreign Investment Administration Commission, and a member of the party group, in charge of the implementation of special policies, flexible measures, and pilot special economic zones in Guangdong and Fujian provinces. In 1982, Comrade Jiang Zemin served as the first vice minister and deputy secretary of the party group of the Ministry of Electronics Industry, and in 1983 as minister and secretary of the party group, making important contributions to the development of my country's electronics industry. In September 1982, Comrade Jiang Zemin was elected as a member of the Central Committee at the 12th National Congress of the Party.

In 1985, Comrade Jiang Zemin was appointed mayor of Shanghai and deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal CPC Committee. In 1987, Comrade Jiang Zemin was elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at the First Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. During his tenure as mayor and secretary of the Shanghai Municipal CPC Committee, Comrade Jiang Zemin led the broad masses of cadres and masses in Shanghai to inspire their spirits and have the courage to explore, promote major breakthroughs in Shanghai's reform, opening up, and socialist modernization, and gain momentum in the development and opening up of Pudong. Major progress has been made in promoting party building, spiritual civilization, and social construction. At the turn of spring and summer of 1989, a serious political storm occurred in China. Comrade Jiang Zemin supported and implemented the correct decision of the CPC Central Committee on opposing unrest, safeguarding socialist state power and safeguarding the fundamental interests of the people. He closely relied on the broad masses of Party members, cadres and the masses to effectively maintain the stability of Shanghai.

In 1989, at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and General Secretary of the Central Committee. In the same year, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided that Comrade Jiang Zemin was the chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. In 1990, he was elected chairman of the the People's Republic of China Central Military Commission at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.

comrade jiang zemin is the core of the party's third-generation central leadership collective. In the late 1980 s and early 1990 s, serious political turmoil occurred at home and abroad, and world socialism experienced serious twists and turns. The development of my country's socialist cause faced unprecedented difficulties and pressures. At this important historical juncture that determines the future and destiny of the party and the country, Comrade Jiang Zemin led the party's central leadership, closely relied on the entire party, the army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and adhered to the four basic principles with a clear-cut stand to safeguard national independence, dignity, security, and stability., Unswervingly adhere to the center of economic construction, adhere to reform and opening up, and defend the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

In the 13 years from the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the international situation has changed, and the process of my country's reform and opening up and socialist modernization has been magnificent. In a very complex international and domestic situation, Comrade Jiang Zemin led the Party's central leadership to hold high the great banner of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, adhere to the Party's basic line, unite the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups, seize the opportunity, deepen reform, expand opening up, promote development and maintain stability, and establish the objectives and basic framework for the reform of the socialist market economic system, established the basic economic system with public ownership as the main body and the common development of multiple ownership economies in the primary stage of socialism, and the distribution system with distribution according to work as the main body and multiple distribution methods coexisting, and formulated and implemented a series of policies and policies to promote reform, development and stability. Major strategies, determined to promote economic system reform, political system reform, cultural system reform and other reforms, create a new situation in comprehensive reform and opening up, and implement the basic strategy of the rule of law, adhere to the principle of "peaceful reunification and one country, two systems", realize the smooth return of Hong Kong and Macao, adhere to the independent foreign policy of peace, open up a new situation in diplomatic work, promote the new great project of Party building, promote the construction of socialist material civilization, political civilization and spiritual civilization, and successfully push socialism with Chinese characteristics into the 21st century. Under the leadership of the third-generation central leadership of the Party with Comrade Jiang Zemin at its core, we have calmly dealt with a series of international emergencies related to China's sovereignty and security, overcome difficulties and risks in the political, economic and natural fields, and ensured that the ship of reform, opening up, and socialist modernization has always broken through the waves in the right direction. The tremendous achievements of our party and country in the 13 years since the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the Party are inseparable from Comrade Jiang Zemin's great talent, key role, and superb political leadership as a Marxist politician.

During his tenure as chairman of the Central Military Commission, Comrade Jiang Zemin had a profound insight into and grasped the major changes in the situation at home and abroad and the development trend of the new military reform in the world. He put forward a series of new judgments and measures for strengthening the modernization of national defense and the army, enriched and developed Mao Zedong's military thought and Deng Xiaoping's thought on army building in the new period, and created Jiang Zemin's thought on national defense and army building, Leading the modernization construction has made great achievements. Comrade Jiang Zemin emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the policy of coordinated development of national defense and economic construction, and strengthen the revolutionization, modernization, and regularization of the people's army; in accordance with the general requirements of political qualification, military excellence, fine style, strict discipline, and strong support, we must focus on the two historical issues of winning and not deteriorating, and comprehensively promote the construction of the people's army; unswervingly adhere to the party's absolute leadership over the people's army, always put ideological and political construction in the first place in the construction of our army, always maintain the nature, nature and style of the people's army, implement the military strategic policy of active defense, promote military reform with Chinese characteristics, unswervingly follow the road of elite troops with Chinese characteristics in accordance with the goal of building an information-based army and winning an information-based war, and realize the leapfrog development of our army's modernization; Implement the strategy of strengthening the army through science and technology, and technology, adhere to strictly, explore the characteristics and laws of governing the army under new historical conditions, advance with the times to promote the construction of our army; deepen the reform of the national defense science and technology industry system, enhance the ability of independent innovation, accelerate the development of national defense science and technology and weapons and equipment, and find a way to modernize the army with less investment and higher efficiency; in accordance with the policy of combining peacetime with wartime, combining the army with the army, and combining the army with the people, we develop the army, consolidate military-political and military-civilian unity. All this is of long-term guiding significance for strengthening national defense and military modernization.

Comrade Jiang Zemin adheres to the Marxist ideological line, respects practice, respects the masses, accurately grasps the characteristics of the times, scientifically judges the historical position of our party, and revolves around the theme of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. A series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new conclusions have been put forward in various aspects, such as reform, development and stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and governing the party, the country and the army, and made outstanding contributions to upholding and developing the party's basic theory, basic line, basic program, and basic experience. In particular, he concentrated the wisdom of the whole party to create the important thought of "Three Represents", realized the party's guiding ideology to keep pace with the times again, and embodied the great political courage and theoretical courage of a true Marxist. The important thought of the "Three Represents" emphasizes that the Party always represents the development requirements of China's advanced productive forces, the direction of China's advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people, follows the universal law of the development and progress of human history, conforms to the trend of development of the times and the requirements of China's social development and progress, and reflects the interests and aspirations of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country, it has grasped the foundation of improving the party's ruling ability, consolidating the party's ruling position and fulfilling the party's ruling mission under the new situation. The most distinctive feature and the most prominent contribution of the important thinking of the "Three Represents" lies in the use of a series of closely linked and interconnected new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments to further answer the questions of what socialism is and how to build socialism, and creatively answer The question of what kind of party to build and how to build it is the inheritance and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory, it has deepened our understanding of the laws governing the advancement of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the strengthening of party building under the conditions of the new era.

comrade jiang zemin attaches great importance to major strategic issues concerning the cause of the party and the people. During the preparations for the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin took the initiative to propose that for the long-term development of the party and the country, and for the long-term stability of the party and the country, he will no longer hold the leadership position of the Central Committee and will retire from the Central Committee to facilitate the promotion of the party and the country. The leadership alternates between the old and the new. the party central committee agreed to comrade jiang zemin's request. Considering the complex and changeable international situation at that time and the arduous tasks of national defense and army building, the first Plenary session of the 16th CPC Central Committee decided that Comrade Jiang Zemin would remain chairman of the military Commission of the CPC Central Committee. After the First Plenary Session of the Sixteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin fully supported the work of the new central leadership group with Comrade Hu Jintao as the general secretary, and did his best to perform the duties assigned to him by the Party Central Committee. In 2004, Comrade Jiang Zemin, proceeding from the overall situation of the long-term development of the cause of the party and the state, took the initiative to resign from his post as chairman of the Central Military Commission of the party and the state, which fully demonstrated his foresight in the development of the cause of the party and the state.

After retiring from the leadership position, Comrade Jiang Zemin resolutely supported and supported the work of the Party Central Committee, cared about the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and firmly supported the construction of party style and clean government and the fight against corruption. In 2006, Comrade Jiang Zemin personally presided over the editing and review of the first, second, and third volumes of "Selected Works of Jiang Zemin" article by article. The selected works of Jiang Zemin mainly include the representative and original important works of Comrade Jiang Zemin from the late 1980 s to the beginning of the 21st century, which provides important teaching materials for us to further study and understand the important thought of "Three Represents" and continue to promote the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the new great project of Party building.

Comrade Jiang Zemin has a long-term vision and assesses the situation. He always observes and thinks about problems from the general development trend of China and the world, and from the overall work of the party and the country, and constantly promotes theoretical innovation and other innovations. Comrade Jiang Zemin is firm in his convictions and decisive in handling affairs. He always puts the party and the people in the highest position in his heart, unswervingly adheres to the ideals and beliefs of the Communists, and has the extraordinary courage to make bold decisions and the great courage to make theoretical innovations at critical moments. Comrade Jiang Zemin respects practice and keeps pace with the times, always firmly grasps the pulse and opportunity of the development of the times, insists on summing up experience and finding ways from the living practice of the party and the people, and is down-to-earth and enterprising to promote the work of the party and the state. Comrade Jiang Zemin respects and cares about the masses, always pays close attention to the safety of the masses, and tests and promotes work in accordance with the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. comrade jiang zemin's excellent character and noble demeanor will forever educate and inspire us to march forward.

The death of Comrade Jiang Zemin is an immeasurable loss to our Party, our army and our people of all ethnic groups. The Party Central Committee called on the whole party, the whole army and the people of all ethnic groups to turn grief into strength, inherit Comrade Jiang Zemin's legacy, and express our condolences with practical actions.

We must more consciously unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, adhere to the party's basic theory, basic line and basic strategy, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishment", enhance the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve the "two maintenance", and persevere in promoting the comprehensive and strict administration of the party, We will further promote the new great project of Party building in the new era, leading the social revolution with the party's self-revolution has enabled our party to stick to its original mission and always become the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

We must adhere to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the "Three Represents", and the scientific development concept, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and insist on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality. Combine with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, insist on emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth and being pragmatic, and being brave in theoretical exploration and innovation, in the great practice of the new era, we will continue to open up a new realm of the Sinicization of Marxism, and let contemporary Chinese Marxism radiate a more brilliant light of truth.

We must unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhere to socialism with Chinese characteristics, insist on putting the development of the country and the nation on the basis of our own strength, firmly grasp the destiny of China's development and progress in our own hands, and unite as one to build socialism in an all-round way. We will work hard to achieve the second centenary goal, comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and create a new form of human civilization.

We must adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, establish a firm view of the masses, implement the mass line, respect the people's pioneering spirit, insist on doing everything for the people, relying on the people for everything, coming from the masses and going to the masses, and always maintaining the same relationship with the people. The flesh-and-blood ties of the people always share the same breath, common destiny, and heart-to-heart with the people.

We must work hard to learn the important thinking of the "Three Represents", learn from Comrade Jiang Zemin's revolutionary spirit and revolutionary style, learn from his scientific attitude and creative spirit of using Marxist positions, viewpoints, and methods to study new situations and solve new problems, in order to build our country. Become a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country and work together.

The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has condensed the painstaking efforts and struggles of generations of Communists, including Comrade Jiang Zemin. On the way forward, the entire party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country must, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implement Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and promote the great spirit of party building. Strengthen confidence, work hard, forge ahead, and unite and strive for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Comrade Jiang Zemin is immortal!