China censors public mourning as it holds former premier's funeral

While hailing Zhu’s legacy, authorities are wary that the nostalgia could lead to criticisms of Xi’s rule.

At Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji’s Funeral, China’s Past Shadows Its Present

Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.

By Yan Zhuang

Chinese President Xi Jinping leads party elite in final farewell for ex-premier Zhu Rongji

Chinese President Xi Jinping led the party elite to pay a final tribute to former premier Zhu Rongji who was cremated on Tuesday as national flags were lowered to half mast. Zhu, who died of an illness in Beijing last Wednesday aged 97, served as premier from 1998 to 2003 and is regarded as the chief engineer of the country’s economic reform. He played a pivotal role in transitioning China towards a market-based economy and steered its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), which pave...

By Meredith Chen

China lowers flags, tightens security for former premier Zhu Rongji's funeral

China lowers flags, tightens security for former premier Zhu Rongji's funeral

As vice premier from 1991 to 1998 and premier from 1998 to 2003, Zhu Rongji helped drive China's hard-edged economic overhaul during the 1990s.

Flags lowered nationwide for funeral of China’s ex-premier Zhu Rongji

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97. Known for his decisive restructuring of the Chinese economy during a five-year premiership starting in 1998, Zhu has been praised since his Wednesday passing by […]

By AFP