Advertise with us
DOWNUNDERVOICESAustralia · New Zealand · World
Back to World
World

12 August 2026

Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97

Downunder Voices Newsroom

Source reporting: NPR News

Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97

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.

About this report

Downunder Voices provides an independently written summary and community perspective based on information published by the original source. The original publisher remains responsible for its reporting.

Join our community

Follow Downunder Voices

Join thousands of readers following news and community stories from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

More from World

View category

Read Next

View latest

12 August 2026

Wan Hai piles on boxship orders with near-$1bn deal

Taiwanese boxship owner Wan Hai Lines has returned to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding with orders for eight containerships worth up to $980m. Two stock exchange filings show the Taipei-headquartered carrier has contracted one 9,200 teu ship and seven 11,000 teu vessels at the CSSC yard. The 9,200 teu unit, specified as methanol dual-fuel ready, is priced …

Source: Splash247Original source