In Memorium: Zhu Rongji, the Leader Who Defied Mao and Opened China to the World

Former Premier of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Rongji, passed away on last week at the age of 97, with the country raising its flags to half-mast in commemoration of one of its wisest custodians. His term as the head of state was not a long one—merely 5 years from 1998 to 2003—but his