中国官方正在播放前中共领导人江泽民的纪录片，共12集，从11日开始每天播放2集[1]。第3集于12日晚播出，以"临危受命"为题，描述江泽民在1989年六四天安门事件后接任中共总书记[1]。纪录片称，江泽民在此后整顿舆论并修复党的威信，并指"平息政治风波之后，中国不到四个月便政治稳定，社会安宁，人民在欢乐中庆祝新中国40周年华诞"[1]。
纪录片中提及江泽民曾在给大哥大嫂的信中引用林则徐诗句："苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之"[1]。第4集播出已于12日在北京去世的朱镕基在2008年的受访画面[1]。官方预计17日召开纪念江泽民诞辰百年的纪念活动[1]。
Chinese state media is broadcasting a 12-episode documentary about former Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin, with two episodes airing daily beginning on August 11th [1]. The third episode, titled "Taking Office in Crisis" and aired on the evening of August 12th, describes Jiang assuming the role of Party general secretary following the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident [1]. According to the documentary, Jiang worked to reorganize media narratives and restore the Party's credibility in the aftermath [1].
The documentary includes a letter in which Jiang cited a poem by Lin Zexu: "If it serves the country's interests, why fear personal loss or gain?" [1]. It further states that "after the political turmoil subsided, China achieved political stability and social peace within less than four months, and the people celebrated the 40th anniversary of the People's Republic in joy" [1]. The fourth episode features archived interview footage of former Premier Zhu Rongji from 2008; Zhu passed away in Beijing on August 12th [1]. State authorities plan to hold a commemorative ceremony on August 17th marking the centennial of Jiang Zemin's birth [1].