Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
2 sources·Updated August 12, 2026
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- Washington Post US·1h agoZhu Rongji, China premier crucial to economic transformation, dies at 97
He negotiated China’s entry into the World Trade Organization and pushed through reforms that breathed new life into China’s state-directed economy.
Read at Washington Post US → - NYT World·2h agoZhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.
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