Overview
- Xinhua reported on March 4 that Song Ping died of illness at the age of 108.
- He previously served as a secretary to former Premier Zhou Enlai, marking him as part of the party’s elder generation.
- He studied at Tsinghua University and Southwest Associated University in the mid-1930s and joined the Communist Party in December 1937.
- He became a Politburo member in 1987 and was elevated to the Politburo Standing Committee following the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
- He was known for promoting future leaders during local postings, including elevating Hu Jintao early in his career.