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Zhu Rongji, Former Chinese Premier, Dies at 97

Zhu Rongji, the former Chinese premier who championed market reforms and led China into the World Trade Organization, has died at 97. As vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into a global manufacturing and trading power.

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The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.

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Zhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97BBC News – World
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Zhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97

The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.

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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97NYTimes – World
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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97

As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.

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