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…
Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over the party elite in delivering a final tribute to former premier Zhu Rongji, who was cremated on Tuesday. Zhu passed away at 97 years old in Beijing due to illness. He was the premier from 1998 to 2003 and is viewed as the architect of China's economic transition, leading efforts to transition to a market-based economy and facilitating China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Zhu's funeral took place at Beijing's Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, a resting place for high-ranking officials and national heroes. Xi, Premier Li Qiang, and the other five members of the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, along with Vice-President Han Zheng, paid their final respects to Zhu. The leaders observed a moment of silence, bowed thrice, and offered condolences to Zhu's family. National flags were flown at half-mast across China and internationally in Zhu's honor.
Written by urgent.news from South China Morning Post's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
