Zhu Rongji

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Zhu Rongji

premier of China

Also known as: Chu Jung-chi

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2024 • Article History

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Wade-Giles romanization:: Chu Jung-chi

Born:: October 23, 1928, Changsha, Hunan province, China (age 96)

Title / Office:: prime minister (1998-2003), China

Political Affiliation:: Chinese Communist Party

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Zhu Rongji (born October 23, 1928, Changsha, Hunan province, China) is a Chinese politician who was a leading economic reformer in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was premier of China from 1998 to 2003. Zhu joined the CCP in 1949. Following his graduation (1951) from Tsinghua (Qinghua) University in Beijing with a degree in electrical engineering, he began work as a deputy division chief with the state planning commission. Though twice exiled to rural northwestern China because of his criticism of Mao Zedong’s economic policies, he eventually earned the favour of paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and by 1987 had ...(100 of 309 words)

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