Shanghai Party chief, Chen Guo-dong, and Mayor Wang Daohan, deeply appreciated Jiang Shang-qing's favors and promotions in the old days.
To pay back Jiang Shang-qing's goodwill, they both strongly endorsed the dead man's phony adopted son, Jiang Ze-min, to become the next Mayor of Shanghai.
Jiang Ze-min came to Shanghai during a time when urban reforms were just beginning.
Citizens were faced with the prices of non-staple food products and other daily basic necessities that unexpectedly rose 17% within just one year.
The high prices led to public discontent and gave rise to a student movement.
At that time it's Hu Yao-bang, who presided over the CCP's Central Committee.
And the reformist camp had the upper hand. So naturally, Jiang Ze-min presented himself as being part of the reformist camp.
He went to a university to make a speech to more than ten thousand students.
The students believed him at the time.
During that period, Vice-President of the Chinese University Of...
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