Published Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

China Mourns Zhu Rongji While Debating His Painful Reform Costs

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The death of China’s former Premier Zhu Rongji has set off a heated debate on social media over the true costs of his forceful reforms that helped transform the nation into an economic powerhouse, including the tens of millions of people those same policies left behind.