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Zhu Rongji obituary

Premier of the People’s Republic of China regarded as an economic reformer who declared that the country had become ‘the factory of the world’Zhu Rongji, who has died aged 97, was...

The 11 key achievements of China’s ‘iron premier’ Zhu Rongji – in his own words

Known for his sharp intellect, no-nonsense demeanour and relentless drive for reform, China’s former premier Zhu Rongji was the primary architect of the country’s transition from a...

The Making & Remaking of Chinese Totalitarianism

Editor's Note: The death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a leading architect of China's market reforms, gives new resonance to the author's argument: China transformed its ec...

Xi leads event marking late leader Jiang Zemin's 100th birth anniversary

BEIJING — Top Chinese officials led by President Xi Jinping gathered in the Great Hall of the People on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of late leader Jian...

Zhu Rongji: reformer who led China’s economic transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’

“Regardless of what lies ahead – be it a minefield or a deep abyss – I will forge ahead unswervingly, dedicating my entire life and energy to the country until my dying day.” Those...

Zhu Rongji, Chinese premier who cajoled economy into modern era, dies at 97

He helped push the reforms that transformed China from a beleaguered holdout against the collapse of Soviet-style Communism in the early 1990s to an emerging superpower with econom...

Zhu Rongji’s Death Is the Final Knell for China’s Breakneck Reform Era

Under President Xi Jinping, politics and security, not real change, come first.

Zhu Rongji, Chinese premier who promoted ‘big reforms’, dies at 97

Zhu dragged back the Chinese economy from over-heating in the early 1990s, and then as premier pushed through reforms that shut or privatised many state-owned firms

Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97

Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the eco...

Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Transformed China Into a Market Economy, Dies at 97

Zhu Rongji, the former Chinese premier, died in Beijing on Wednesday at the age of 97. He helped guide China toward a market-based economy in the 1990s and later into the World Tra...

Zhu Rongji’s legacy: how the late premier reshaped state firms, Pudong and China’s economy

Turn-of-the-century images of Zhu Rongji alongside former US president Bill Clinton have largely accompanied coverage following the former Chinese premier’s death on Wednesday. The...

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, Known for Forceful Reform Efforts, Dies at 98

Holding office from 1998 to 2003, Zhu oversaw China's ascension to the WTO during rapid economic growth; he also notably had a sympathetic view of Falun Gong before it came under b...

Zhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97

The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.

China’s Xi praises former president Jiang’s contribution in show of party unity

President Xi Jinping led commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of former state leader Jiang Zemin at a grand ceremony in Beijing, in a show of political continuity a...

Xi Embraces Jiang to Hold onto Power

By praising President Jiang Zemin and late Premier Zhu Rongji, Xi is running for a fourth term, China-style

Communist Party of China invokes Jiang’s legacy in call to rally round Xi’s leadership

A leading Communist Party research group has invoked the legacy of China’s former leader Jiang Zemin in a call to rally round President Xi Jinping. The article by the Institute of...

How China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind

Tributes to the former premier recalled his spirited style and his efforts to integrate China into global commerce, in contrast with the rigidity of the Xi era.

Zhu Rongji, China’s misunderstood reformer, dies

Zhu will be remembered as the man who masterminded China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

Xi Jinping Celebrates Tiananmen Square Massacre at Event Honoring Butcher Jiang Zemin

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping celebrated the life of communist predecessor Jiang Zemin at a ceremony marking the latter's would-be 100th birthday on Monday, noting that Jiang, as the...

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, architect of growth, dies of illness at 98

Zhu Rongji’s Death Rekindles Debate Over Human Cost of China’s Economic Reforms

The former premier helped transform China into a global manufacturing powerhouse, but the sweeping reforms also displaced tens of millions of state-sector workers, leaving a partic...

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has died, according to state media.

Zhu Rongji left Asia a blueprint — and it still works

When Zhu Rongji died in Beijing on August 12 at the age of 97, Asia lost one of the finest public servants of its modern era. He was the premier who opened China to the world, the...