# Zhu Rongji dies, leaving China a reform legacy as its ‘economic czar’

https://mins.news/en/item/20361

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-12 15:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cdrvp51pm44o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died in Beijing on Monday. During his years as vice-premier and premier, he led China’s economic reforms for more than a decade. His role in that effort led outsiders to call him China’s “economic czar.”

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