Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at Age 98, Leaving Behind Legacy of Economic Growth

Former Premier Zhu Rongji, who took China's economy to new heights and led the country into the World Trade Organization (WTO), has died at the age of 98. According to state media and international news agency AP, he breathed his last in Beijing. His death marks the end of an era in China's political and economic world. Significantly, Zhu Rongji was born in October 1928. He led the country as China's prime minister from 1998 to 2003, while he was also vice-premier before that. Zhu Rongji was known as an extremely strict, outspoken, and reformist leader in Chinese politics. He was known for keeping his word very bluntly, which is why people looked up to him with both respect and fear. News Alert! Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who led the country into the WTO and helped ignite the economic boom, died in the 1990s. Zhu Rongji was very fearless when it came to government decisions and industries.