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CHINA’S CHIEF ENGINEER OF ECONOMIC REFORM ZHU RONGJI DIES AGED 97

1 min read • 1 hr ago • News - South China Morning Post • [src]
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CHINESE ECONOMIC REFORMER ZHU RONGJI DIES AGED 97Current: CHINA’S CHIEF ENGINEER OF ECONOMIC REFORM ZHU RONGJI DIES AGED 97
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News - South China Morning PostCHINA’S CHIEF ENGINEER OF ECONOMIC REFORM ZHU RONGJI DIES AGED 971 hr ago
WorldZHU RONGJI, CHINA PREMIER CRUCIAL TO ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION, DIES AT 9723 mins ago
NYT > Top StoriesZHU RONGJI, FORMER PREMIER WHO PUSHED CHINA TO A MARKET ECONOMY, DIES AT 9736 mins ago
"China" - Google NewsZHU RONGJI, FORMER PREMIER WHO PUSHED CHINA TO A MARKET ECONOMY, DIES AT 97 - THE NEW YORK TIMES36 mins ago

WHAT HAPPENED

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, who helped engineer one of the greatest economic reforms in human history, has died. He was 97.

News - South China Morning Post reports that former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, who helped engineer one of the greatest economic reforms in human history, has died.

The report adds: He was 97.

Zhu, who served as China’s premier from 1998 to 2003, is remembered for tackling corruption, shaking up the centrally planned economy and overhauling the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector.

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