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  "id": 783696,
  "title": "S. Korean ambassador to China mourns death of ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/s-korean-ambassador-to-china-mourns-death-of-ex-chinese-premier-zhu-783696",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260814/s-korean-ambassador-to-china-mourns-death-of-ex-chinese-premier-zhu-rongji"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korean Ambassador to China Ro Jae-hun has expressed condolences over the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji. In a post on Weibo, Ro offered his deepest condolences and remembered Zhu's great achievements.\n\nZhu died in Beijing on Wednesday at the age of 97, according to Xinhua. Ro noted that Zhu advanced relations with South Korea after talks with then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in 2000.\n\nThe South Korean Ambassador's comments highlight Zhu's efforts to develop ties with Seoul during his tenure.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Zhu Rongji’s legacy: how the late premier reshaped state firms, Pudong and China’s economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/zhu-rongjis-legacy-how-the-late-premier-reshaped-state-firms-pudong",
        "published": "2026-08-13T13:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean ambassador to China mourns death of ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/s-korean-ambassador-to-china-mourns-death-of-ex-chinese-premier-zhu",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:23:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korean ambassador to China mourns death of ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/s-korean-ambassador-to-china-mourns-death-of-ex-chinese-premier-zhu-782772",
        "published": "2026-08-13T16:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "The legacy of Zhu Rongji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/the-legacy-of-zhu-rongji",
        "published": "2026-08-14T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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