u. k. and macau, from portugal, the 2008 beijing olympics for china on the world stage. john was also criticized over the repression of fallon gull, religious or minority. so fabulous craft rome invasion and clearly a very important figure in chinese history. yes, i mean, i think he's leaving him very ambivalent legacy, but also a legacy as an economic reformer that until this day actually has not been fully appreciated. in my opinion, he came to power in 1993 as a president, and at that time he was made mostly seen as a compromise solution as a barrel credit. but that turned out to be a false assessment. so politically, he will be remembered and criticized for the very violent and correct on the file on gong religious sect and are on the, at the same time, economically. he was a reformer under his presidency, china ur joint, the world trade organization, which was a huge milestone in the economic rise of china. and what i find really very interesting is that a while he was in power actually gentlemen, was not particularly popular, but now there's a huge nostalgia for him

u. k. in 1997 and macau, from portugal in 1999 young step down as president in 2003 but remained influential and the ruling communist party long after he retired. and let's get more on this. we are joined by d. w reporter. clifford couldn't, who worked as a correspondent in china for many years. how important figure was he in chinese history? well, he was a very important figure in those years in china was constantly being reported. the young man was dead, so this finally be confirmed. he was an emblematic figure of change in china. in many ways. he oversaw some of the biggest events in chinese history. and in some ways created the kind of china which she, jim ping, the current leader has inherited, particularly with accession to the, the world trade organization in the early, 2, thousands, the process which continued over the early 2, thousands and, and he basically was a transitional figure in some ways because she didn't ping has now become this enormous figure, but at his, his position in history and chinese history is certainly assured how do you citizens of china see him? well, he was