# Zhu Rongji cremated in Beijing as China weighs public mourning against political sensitivities

https://mins.news/en/item/24840

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-18 07:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c70glkrgd1eo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Zhu Rongji’s farewell ceremony was held mainly at Beijing’s Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, while major Chinese government sites lowered their flags. Although authorities praised the former premier as a “loyal” party member, they remain wary that public nostalgia for the reform era he represented could become an oblique criticism of today’s leadership. The article contrasts that era with Xi Jinping’s more centralized, state-led approach.

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