NewzFormer Chinese premier Zhu Rongji has died on Wednesday at the age of 97. Zhu served in China's second-highest office as premier from 1998 to 2003.
During his tenure, Zhu earned a reputation as a hard-hitting free marketeer. His market reforms and policies played a leading role in driving China's extraordinary economic rise and explosive growth, as well as spearheading the country's entry into the World Trade Organization and global trade.
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