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Funeral of Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji Held in China
Top leaders paid respects as flags were lowered and state media highlighted Zhu Rongji’s reform legacy, while social media debate turned to the cost of his policies.
- On Tuesday, China lowered national flags to mourn former Premier Zhu Rongji, who died last week at 98, while authorities tightened security across Beijing, particularly around Tiananmen Square.
- During his 12-year tenure as vice premier and premier, Zhu drove China's economic overhaul, curbing inflation and pushing through sweeping state-sector reforms that integrated China into the World Trade Organization.
- State media praised the late leader as an "outstanding proletarian revolutionist," yet the official obituary omitted his past persecution as a "rightist" during the Cultural Revolution, political analyst Chen Pokong said.
- Authorities managed the mourning in a subdued, tightly controlled manner, fearing public grief could catalyze instability or criticism of current power, mirroring responses to other high-profile deaths.
- Analysts suggest the death symbolizes the definitive end of the "Reform and Opening-up" era as China pivots toward a more centralized future, reflecting fundamental differences between Zhu's reformist camp and General Secretary Xi Jinping.
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CCTVBody of former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji cremated in Beijing
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China created the body of former Prime Minister Zhu Rongji on Tuesday and raised the national half-mast flag to honor the pragmatic reformist who died last week at 97 years, as citizens recalled a past era and reflected on his complex legacy. Security was reinforced throughout the city, especially around Heavenly Peace Square and the Zhongnanhai enclave, the center of political power, which are on the way to the Babaoshan crematorium.
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