Why Zhu Rongji Still Matters to Xi Jinping

Zhu Rongji’s death could hardly have come at a more sensitive moment for Xi Jinping. With the Beidaihe political season just ending, Jiang Zemin’s centennial commemoration underway, and the crucial Fifth Plenum approaching, Zhu’s passing has revived memories of China’s reform era—and uncomfortable comparisons with Xi’s China. Why could the death of a 98-year-old former premier complicate Xi’s political struggle at exactly the wrong time?

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