Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies of illness at 98

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Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died of illness at the age of 98 in Beijing at 11:06 a.m. Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji is dead at the age of 97 after an illness, official Xinhua news agency reports. Building on former leader Deng Xiaoping's 1979 reforms, Zhu Rongji is credited with supplying the resourcefulness and tenacity to push through history-making changes such as China's WTO membership

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Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies of illness at 98

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