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From the 1940s on, Mao and Jiang quarreled frequently.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Jiang became the nation's first lady.

She worked as Director of film in the Central Propaganda Department, and as a member of the Ministry of Culture steering committee for the film industry.

An uproar in 1950 led the investigation of The Life of Wu Xun, a film about a 19th century beggar who raised money to educate the poor.

Jiang supported criticism of the film for celebrating counter-revolutionary ideas.