# Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies at 98

https://mins.news/en/item/21010

- CGTN, 2026-08-12 10:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-12/Former-Chinese-premier-Zhu-Rongji-passes-away-at-98-1PycPGYYBoY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died of illness in Beijing on Wednesday morning at the age of 98. A joint obituary from China’s top party and state bodies praised him as an outstanding Party member, a tested and loyal communist fighter, and a prominent revolutionary, statesman and leader.

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