‘Jiang’s death could hardly have come at a worse time for China’s current leader, Xi Jinping. There is a tradition in China of using public mourning gatherings for past leaders to express discontent with the current regime.’
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies at 96 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/30/jiang-zemin-former-chinese-president-dies-at-96