Zhu Rongji, reforming Chinese premier, 1928-2026

August 12, 2026

Financial Times: Zhu Rongji, who has died aged 97, was one of the most consequential Chinese leaders after the Communist revolution in 1949. Alongside Jiang Zemin, the president he served, he engineered China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 and laid the foundation for the country’s emergence as an economic superpower…