Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at 97 as His Economic Model Faces Strain

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died in Beijing on August 12 at age 97, Xinhua reported. Zhu, premier from 1998 to 2003, led China into the WTO and restructured state-owned enterprises. His passing coincides with slowing growth and U.S. trade tensions that are testing the very model of state-led, globally integrated growth he constructed.