Zhu Rongji (left) accompanies former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping on an inspection tour of Volkswagen’s China joint venture in Shanghai on Feb. 6, 1991. Photo: Zhu Rongji on the Record

Former President Jiang Zemin congratulates Zhu on his appointment as Premier of the State Council, the country’s cabinet, on March 17, 1998. Photo: Xinhua

Zhu delivers a speech during a welcoming ceremony hosted by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on April 8, 1999. Photo: Zhu Rongji on the Record

Zhu attends the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 1990. Photo: Zhu Rongji on the Record

Zhu examines cotton growing in Hotan prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region on Sept. 9, 1995. Photo: Zhu Rongji on the Record

Zhu meets with former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on Jan. 12, 1999. Photo: Xinhua

Zhu meets with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2002. Photo: Xinhua

Zhu writes an inscription that reads “Do not cook the books” during an inspection of the National Bureau of Statistics on Oct. 28, 2002. Photo: Zhu Rongji on the Record