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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R, front) and his wife, Lao An, take a ride on a high-speed maglev train on an experimental track in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2000, during his official visit to Japan. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji talks with Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2000. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Japanese firms played key role in Pakistan's nuclear program

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan taken during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 16, 2000. Recent investigations by Kyodo News in Islamabad and Tokyo, which include comments by the scientists, have revealed that Japanese companies played a key role in supplying equipment used for Pakistan's nuclear development.