Chinese President Xi Jinping leads party elite in final farewell for ex-premier Zhu Rongji

Party elite attend ceremony at Beijing’s Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery and offer condolences to Zhu’s family He served as premier from 1998 to 2003 and is regarded as the chief engineer of the country’s economic reform, having played a pivotal role in transitioning China towards a market-based economy and steering its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). That paved the way for China’s unprecedented growth and its rise as the world’s second-largest economy. Zhu’s funeral took place at Beijing’s Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, where high-ranking officials and national heroes are laid to rest.

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