Key facts
- China's Communist Party announced flags will be flown at half-mast nationwide to mourn the passing of former Premier Zhu Rongji.
- Zhu Rongji's tenure is seen as representing a period of pragmatic US-China relations.
China's Communist Party announced that flags will be flown at half-mast nationwide to mourn the passing of former Premier Zhu Rongji. This gesture signifies a period of national mourning for the former leader, whose tenure is remembered by some as a time of pragmatic engagement between the United States and China.