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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

The Japanese national flag is flown at half-mast at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, following the death the previous day of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at age 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

A man reads a newspaper in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, reporting that former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died at 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of newspapers reporting the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the age of 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of newspapers reporting the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the age of 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of the same day's editions of Chinese newspapers reporting that former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died at 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

A large screen in Beijing shows on Aug. 12, 2026, a news report on the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at age 97 earlier in the day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of the same day's editions of Chinese newspapers reporting that former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died at 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

A large screen in Beijing shows on Aug. 12, 2026, a news report on the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at age 97 earlier in the day.

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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 (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on April 12, 2002, at the first Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan, China. 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 (C) takes part in a dialogue with about 100 members of the Japanese public on a live TBS television program in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 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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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shakes hands with President Jiang Zemin in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2002. 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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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji is pictured in Beijing on July 1, 2011. 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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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji attends the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese legislature's advisory body begins annual meeting

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Premier Zhu Rongji at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Chinese legislature's main advisory body, which kicked off its annual session in Beijing on March 3 with important national issues such as the wealth gap, developing the countryside, and healthcare on the agenda.

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(1)China's NPC closes

BEIJING, China - Outgoing President Jiang Zemin (L), who retains the powerful post of chairman of the Central Military Commission, new President Hu Jintao (C) and outgoing Premier Zhu Rongji (R) stand to greet the delegates the National People's Congress, which ended a four-day plenary session in Beijing on March 18.

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Wen chosen as China's premier

BEIJING, China - Wen Jiabao (L) and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shake hands in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16 after the National People's Congress elected Wen as premier to replace Zhu.

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(2)Zhu delivers his final work report

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao (L) applauds as outgoing Premier Zhu Rongji (standing) finishes delivering his final government work report to the country's annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5. Hu, who replaced Jiang Zemin as party chief in November 2002, is expected to take over Jiang's job as state president when the new state leadership is decided at the NPC plenary session March 5-18.

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(3)Zhu delivers his final work report

BEIJING, China - Outgoing Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji waves at delegates as he leaves the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after delivering his final government work report to the country's annual National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5.

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(1)Zhu delivers his final work report

BEIJING, China - China's outgoing Premier Zhu Rongji (shown on TV screen) delivers his final government work report before delegates to the country's annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.

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(2)NPC opens to provide stage for new Chinese leaders

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L), Hu Jintao (C), general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, and Premier Zhu Rongji stand at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5 as the National People's Congress started its annual session. Hu is due to succeed Jiang as president while Zhu is expected to be replaced by Wen Jiabao.

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(3)NPC opens to provide stage for new Chinese leaders

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji waves to some 2,980 delegates at the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5 at the start of his address to the annual session of the Chinese parliament.

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(3)Maglev train test-runs in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L, front) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R, front) walk beside the world's first commercial magnetic levitation train in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 31 before their test ride. The train, manufactured with the help of German technology, will begin commercial operation after several months of test-runs in 2003.

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(2)Maglev train test-runs in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L, front) and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji shake hands in a ceremony marking the opening of the world's first commercial magnetic levitation train line in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 31. The train, manufactured with the help of German technology, will begin commercial operation after several months of test-runs in 2003.

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(2) Jiang, Zhu off party central body

BEIJING, China - (From L to R) Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao, Premier Zhu Rongji and President Jiang Zemin attend the closing ceremony of the 16th Communist Party Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Nov. 14. Hu, 59, was the only top leader to join the party's new 356-member Central Committee, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

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Jiang, Zhu off party central body

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and Premier Zhu Rongji are seated for the closing ceremony of 16th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 14. The two and four other leaders were not elected to the party's new Central Committee, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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(3)China's Communist Party Congress opens

BEIJING, China - (From L to R in front) are Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, President and Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin, and Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, at the opening of the 16th Communist Party Congress in Beijing on Nov. 8.

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(3)Japan, S. Korea, China seek nuke-free Korean Peninsula

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tests microphones before he speaks during his meeting with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo at a Phnom Penh hotel Nov. 4.

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(4)Japan, S. Korea, China seek nuke-free Korean Peninsula

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (2nd from R) pose for a photograph at the start of their meeting with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo at a Phnom Penh hotel Nov. 4.

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(1)Japan, S. Korea, China seek nuke-free Korean Peninsula

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (C) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo (R) walk into a room for talks on the sidelines of a series of meetings hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh on Nov. 4. The three leaders agreed on the importance of urging North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons development program for the sake of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.

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(2)Japan, S. Korea, China seek nuke-free Korean Peninsula

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) listens to a speech by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (foreground) during a meeting of the Japanese, South Korean and Chinese leaders at a Phnom Penh hotel Nov. 4.

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Koizumi confident of accord on nuke-free Korean Peninsula

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi meets the press Nov. 3 on a special government plane, traveling to Cambodia to attend a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit meetings in Phnom Penh. Koizumi expressed confidence about reaching an agreement with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo on urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

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Koizumi arrives in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrives in Phnom Penh on Nov. 3 to attend a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit meetings. While flying to Cambodia aboard a special government plane, Koizumi expressed confidence about reaching an agreement with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo on urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

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Koizumi heads for Cambodia to attend 'ASEAN-plus-3' summit

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi waves as he leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Cambodia on Nov. 3 to attend a series of summit meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh. Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo will also attend the meetings.

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Jiang leaves for U.S. to meet Bush

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L) is seen off by Premier Zhu Rongji at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 22 before traveling to the U.S. to meet President George W. Bush.

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Koizumi meets China's Zhu

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji prior to their talks Sept. 22 in Copenhagen on the sidelines of the fourth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).

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Ex-Premier Mori meets Chinese Premier Zhu

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) meets Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji in Beijing on July 4. Mori visited Beijing to attend events marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Koizumi talks with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji

BOAO, China - Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) meets with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) in Boao on southern China's Hainan Island on April 12 on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia.

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Zhu, Koizumi chat during Boao Forum for Asia

BOAO, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi chat April 12 during the first annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia held in Boao, Hainan Island, southern China.

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Zhu opens Boao Forum for Asia

BOAO, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (2nd from L) opened the first annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia on April 12 in Boao on China's Hainan Island. Some 2,000 political and economic leaders from 48 countries and territories in Asia are attending the meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is fourth from L.

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Koizumi arrives in Boao for economic forum, summit talks

HAINAN ISLAND, China - Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) drinks a glass of wine at a banquet on April 11 in Boao on southern China's Hainan Island, with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) looking on. Koizumi arrived in Boao earlier in the day to attend the Boao Forum for Asia. The photo was taken by a media representative.

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Zhu meets press after end of NPC meeting

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji attends a news conference after the end of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 15.

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Chinese Vice Premier Wen to visit Japan in May

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Premier Wen Jiabao (photo) will visit Japan at the beginning of May, Chinese diplomatic sources said March 8. Wen, widely expected to replace Zhu Rongji as premier next year, is due to visit May 7-10.

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Jiang and Zhu at NPC

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin whispers to Prime Minister Zhu Rongji on the rostrum on the second day March 6 of the National People's Congress (NPC).

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China to push WTO opening, Zhu tells NPC

BEIJING, China - Premier Zhu Rongji says at China's annual legislative meeting, the National People's Congress (NPC), on March 5 that China must open its market further to adapt to its new World Trade Organization (WTO) membership status.

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Bush holds talks with Zhu

BEIJING, China - U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji walk to a room for their talks in Beijing on Feb. 22.

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(2)Leaders of Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C, at back), South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (3rd from front on L of triangle) and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (3rd from front on R) hold trilateral talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Nov. 5. They met on the sidelines of the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its Northeast Asian partners.

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(1)Leaders of Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - (From L to R) South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji shake hands prior to their talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Nov. 5. They met ahead of their meeting with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Koizumi leaves for one-day visit to China

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport Oct. 8 as he leaves for a one-day trip to China. The premier will hold talks with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji in Beijing after visiting sites linked to Japan's wartime atrocities.