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Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji speaks at a podium, gesturing with his right hand, with Chinese and United States flags visible in the background.
Zhu Rongji, 1999

Zhu Rongji

premier of China
Also known as: Chu Jung-chi
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Zhu Rongji (born October 23, 1928, Changsha, Hunan province, China—died August 12, 2026, Beijing, China) was a Chinese politician who was a leading economic reformer in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was premier of China from 1998 to 2003. Zhu joined the CCP in 1949. Following his graduation (1951) from Tsinghua (Qinghua) University in Beijing with a degree in electrical engineering, he began work as a deputy division chief with the state planning commission....

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