Published Aug 12, 2026, 6:10 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 8 sources
Zhu Rongji, Chinese Premier Who Overhauled Economy, Dies at 98
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Zhu Rongji, who as China’s premier pushed through reforms at state-owned companies that cost tens of millions of workers their jobs, and who helped engineer China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, has died. He was 98.