The World Snooker Tour''s 2026 Welsh Open got underway with a shocker on Monday, as China''s Jiang Jun edged England''s four-time world champion Mark Selby 4-3 in the first round.Jiang,
China''s former leader Jiang Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has died at 96. State media said he had died just after 12:00 local time (04:00 GMT), in
State media report former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989.
Jiang was the fourth paramount leader of China from 1989 to 2002. He was the core leader of the third generation of Chinese leadership, one of four core leaders alongside Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping,
Jiang served as China''s leader from 1989 to 2002. During his reign, he stabilized the country, repaired the damage caused by the brutal crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, and
Jiang Zemin, the Chinese communist leader who paved the way for the country''s emergence as a global superpower, has died, state-run Xinhua news agency announced Wednesday.
Jiang was a divisive and colorful figure at the forefront of political life for 15 years. Even after retirement, analysts say, he exercised influence — and in his last years, served as a...
China''s Jiang Jun shocks snooker world by defeating four-time champion Mark Selby 4-3 in a thrilling Welsh Open first-round match.
Defending Welsh Open champion Mark Selby has been knocked out in the first round by China''s Jiang Jun, losing 4-3.
Jiang Zemin, Chinese official who was general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989–2002) and president of China (1993–2003). He was noted for reducing state ownership and
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