Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-12

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji passes away at 98

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-08-12
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16479047.html
Collected at	2026-08-12 13:56:50 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint	4d491301f3d45aae547066612674e4ee291415d67e77b9baf85ff6cedef23a92 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run	110

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A file photo of Zhu Rongji. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died of illness at the age of 98 in Beijing at 11:06 a.m. Wednesday. (Xinhua) BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died of illness at the age of 98 in Beijing at 11:06 a.m. Wednesday. Zhu had served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 14th and 15th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China (CPC). An obituary, jointly issued by the CPC Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, extolled Zhu as an excellent Party member, a time-tested and loyal communist fighter, and an outstanding proletarian revolutionist, statesman and leader of the Party and the state.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji passes away at 98." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-12. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16479047.html.

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