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.
Category: Zhu Rongji
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In a Chinese Leader’s Death, Mourning for a More Hopeful Time
The New York Times – Business:Tributes for former Premier Zhu Rongji reflect nostalgia for an era when China was opening to the world and the future seemed more prosperous and hopeful.
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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
The New York Times – On the Runway:As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.