He Changed China -- The Biography of Jiang Zemin (Essential Edition)

Author: (American) Kuhn
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The Jiang Zemin Story is a meticulously researched work by Robert Lawrence Kuhn on Jiang Zemin. The book vividly portrays the image of the highest-ranking leader of a country with the world's largest population during a special period of transformation. Anyone interested in better understanding the driving forces behind China's future development will benefit greatly from the book. — Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State
This book presents the achievements of China's third-generation leadership from a fresh and unique perspective. Through first-hand materials, it provides a detailed description of Jiang Zemin's remarkable life journey, making it a valuable document for those eager to understand various aspects of modern Chinese leadership. — U.S. Senator Dan Schaefer
He Changed China: The Jiang Zemin Story is a significant work by American author Robert Lawrence Kuhn. Kuhn is a renowned international investment banker, corporate strategist, and host of a program on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). He has long been concerned with China and Jiang Zemin, conducting in-depth and meticulous interviews with Jiang Zemin's family, friends, and relevant staff, gathering extensive first-hand materials to write this biography. The book introduces Jiang Zemin's life journey, particularly elaborating on and evaluating the historical achievements he created as a major leader of China over more than a decade. While focusing on state affairs, it also extensively covers family life, hobbies, personal character, and other aspects, presenting the subject from multiple angles and perspectives. The author has a solid understanding of China's national conditions, history, and traditional culture, and readers can sense his friendly sentiments toward China from the book. As a Westerner, the author's perspectives and approaches on certain issues may differ from ours, but we believe readers will understand and grasp them. Reading this book allows readers to systematically learn about Jiang Zemin while also revisiting the vicissitudes of our country over the past 80 years. With the author's support, the Chinese translation has been launched simultaneously with the original in both China and the United States to serve readers. Here, we extend sincere gratitude to the author, translators, proofreaders, and all others who have devoted hard work to the publication of the Chinese translation of this book.