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Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the architect of China's economic transformation in the 1990s, died of illness at age 97. He is remembered for forcing reforms on state industry and leading China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

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