2 articles from NPR World, BBC World.
Zhu Rongji, former Chinese premier, died at 97. He was a key architect of China's 1990s economic reforms that transitioned the country toward a market-oriented financial system while maintaining Communist Party control. Zhu championed China's entry into the World Trade Organization and spearheaded reforms that fueled the nation's economic growth and rise as a trading power.
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Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.
