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Aug 12, 2026

Zhu Rongji, former Chinese premier who drove market reforms, dies at 97

Zhu Rongji, the former Chinese premier who championed China's entry into the WTO and steered major economic reforms in the 1990s, has died at age 97 after an illness.

Aug 12, 2026·8 sources

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▪During an anti-corruption campaign, Zhu Rongji famously declared that he had prepared 100 coffins, with 99 designated for corrupt officials and one for himself.
▪Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died of illness in Beijing at age 97 on the morning of Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
▪Zhu Rongji, who served as China's premier from 1998 to 2003, is survived by his wife, Lao An, and their two children, Yunlai and Yanlai.

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