Is China's Former President Jiang Zemin Dead?

Jiang Zemin, left, seen during his tenure as president of China, waves at well wishers as he arrives in Houston in 2002. Richard Carson/Reuters

Is Jiang Zemin, Former President Of China, Dead? -- Washington Post

Since last night, Chinese social networks have been abuzz that former president Jiang Zemin is dead.

Speculations about the 84-year-old’s health began after Jiang missed July 1 celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party, and heightened after a story announcing his imminent death from either a heart attack or lung cancer appeared in the Epoch Times newspaper, a publication funded by the banned Chinese religious group Falun Gong.

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Rumours of Jiang Zemin's death deleted by China web censors -- The Telegraph
Jiang Zemin death rumours spark online crackdown in China -- The Guardian
China censors Web searches on Jiang Zemin’s health -- Washington Post
Jiang Zemin death rumours spark China web crackdown -- BBC
Blocked Search Terms Spark Questions About Jiang's Health -- Wall Street Journal
China Appears to Censor Any Online Discussion Of an Ex-Leader’s Health -- New York Times
China's ex-president misses party, but is he dead? -- CBS
Is China's Ex-Leader Jiang Zemin Dead? Local Censors Don't Want Any Speculation -- Time
Is Jiang Zemin Dead? Real-time Illustration of News Control in China -- James Fallow, The Atlantic