[Obituary from 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: Comrade Zhu Rongji Passes Away] 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 solemnly announce that Comrade Zhu Rongji, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a long-tested and loyal communist fighter, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary and statesman, an outstanding leader of the Party and the state, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees, and former Premier of the State Council, passed away in Beijing at 11:06 a.m. on August 12, 2026, at the age of 98, due to illness.
