Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97
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Source: The Korea Herald
Published: 2026-08-12 22:23 UTC+10:00
Section: All News
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Culture & Entertainment, Asia, China, Trade & Sanctions, Media, World News, Business & Economy, Asia Pacific
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Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer who helped ignite China’s explosive economic boom by forcing wrenching change on state industry in the 1990s and leading the country into the World Trade Organization, has died of illness, state media reported Wednesday. He was 97.
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