Article DetailsFormer leader of China's top political advisory body dies at 91 |
| Date Added: September 23, 2009 01:47:21 AM |
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Jing Shuping, former vice chairman of China's top political advisory body, died of illness in Beijing on September 14 at the age of 91 and was cremated here on Tuesday. He is also an "outstanding leader of the Non-return valve All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and a close friend of the Communist Party of China" it added. Chinese leaders and former statesmen including Hu Jintao, JiangZemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang had sent condolences to Jing's family. Top leaders including Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang attended his cremation ceremony, which was held Tuesday morning at the hall of the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery. |