Xinhua Denies Jiang Zeming Death, Chinese Netizen Reactions

From Liba:

BZ don’t delete, Xinhua report, short and sweet.

[Translation]

Xinhua: Information of Jiang Zeming having died from illness are false reports.

Xinhua English News: Previous reports by overseas media of former Chinese Chairman/President Jiang Zemin’s death from illness are “pure rumor.”

The above screen shot is of a since deleted and inaccessible ifeng news article. At this time, it is still viewable on Baidu cache. Below are some Chinese netizen comments from earlier today.

Comments from Liba:

whx1313:

Then has he come out and refuted the rumors yet?

我是菲菲27:

Oh.

shillingzhang:

The moderators haven’t deleted even one [post], okay?

Don’t always moderator this moderator that.

致命ID:

Definitely going to be deleted~

美金美金美金:

Those spreading rumors will all be going to have coffee [have tea].

whf83:

Wasn’t it said that he’s in a serious coma?

艳潋:

Not death from illness.
It’s death from anger.

waiting_1983

We warmly welcome Chairman/President Jiang to come out and speak with us!!

niuniu6:

失实＝事实？ [shī shí = shì shí?, false = fact?]

凍咖啡: (responding to whx1313)

Have him take a photo of himself holding a piece of paper with “Liba 20110707” written on it, and dispel the rumors.

香菇鸡肉酱: (responding to whx1313)

waiting_1983:

It’s true he hasn’t died from illness!!

Your brain no longer working doesn’t mean you’ve died from illness!!

个手:

No photo, no personal appearance.

优雅の頹廢:

If deleted, it’ll just spread/be reposted even faster.

whx1313:

Sigh, the majority of people saw the new still express disbelief.
What does that say?

都市野丫头:

The foreign media are also just saying that he’s brain dead but his heart is still beating, can hang on for over half a year, after all individual taxes have been reformed recently.

userqlq:

Take the time to download some movies, games, and whatever. It’ll come in handy. [Refers to a potential government mandated blackout of online entertainment services for a countrywide mourning.]

都市野丫头:

Isn’t dying from illness at an old age very normal, why try hiding it? I don’t understand. What more, he’s not a current serving leader either.

白马长老:

The singing of red songs probably revived him. [Red songs are patriotic Communist Chinese songs that have been promoted (and ridiculed) recently in China.]

包子馒头2009:

So just what is the truth?