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Chinese Netizens Pay Tribute To Premier Zhu Rongji

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by maxiewawa on November 22, 2009

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From Mop:

In China, there was a man like this:
He was an orphan. Before he was born, his father passed away before his time, when he was nine, his mother, who he depended on for his survival, also passed away, the victim of a disease borne out of poverty.

The worst of luck, when he was looking to educate himself in Huxi, he caught cholera and almost died.

He finished his education, paying for it through scholarships, and in 1947, as a Huxi resident, was admitted into Qinghua university. In Qinghua he was the president of the student union.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, and before he even graduated started working. He was famously talented.
In 1951 Zhu Róngji, after graduating from Qinghua university, was sent to the North-East, to take up the post of the Deputy of the North East People’s Department of Industry Planning Office. In 1952 he took part in founding of the National Planning Council. He was known as the young cadre with the greatest potential.

In 1958 he, with stubborn heart and forthright character, committed a “crime of words” and was branded as right-wing. From that point he began what became twenty years of “from hardship, aspiration, from labour, strength, from hunger, strength”. From when he was thirty until when he was fifty, twenty of his most golden years flowed away like the waters of an eastward flowing river, never to return!

In 1983 China’s first “former right-winger” to have ever held a deputy department level post was released, and he took up the post of Deputy of the National Economic Commission, he, whose major had been electrical manufacturing, he became the greatest economic expert after Deng Xiaoping in Chinese political circles. Later he also became the head of the People’s Bank of China. He was even Dean of Qinghua [aka Tsinghua] University’s Faculty of Economics for 17 years, tutoring PhD students.

He was an eighteenth generation descendant of Ming Taizu (the founder of the Ming Dynasty), and in 1998 he became Premier of the People’s Republic of China.

He was called Zhu Rongji, a name that is being gradually forgotten.

The common people said that as long as he was suppressing corruption, they weren’t afraid of death. Only he dared to reform the system, because of him they weren’t afraid of causing offence.

Because the law was heavy handed in its implementation when he was in power, he offended many influential people. After he retired, the central government looked after him well. He wanted to lead a normal life, but it wasn’t to be.

Perhaps you remember in the live broadcast of the national day celebrations, that one second during the military parade, that fleeting moment. If there is a force that is trying to get us to forget him, we should do something worthy for him.
These are some quotes from Zhu Rongji:
At the end of 1996, Zhu Rongji who was at the time Vice Premier of the State Council was watching the play “Shangyang”, and was moved to tears and praised it, saying, “Revolutionaries of history are the backbone of the people. The bravery of “Shangyang” turned the tide towards reformation, obstinate naysayers were crushed under its wheels.”

On the 24th of March 1998 Zhu Rongji hosted the first complete assembly of the National Council, and gave five requirements: Remember that you are servants of the people; with all your heart and mind work in service of the people; fulfill your duties carefully, always daring to tell the truth; deal with the running of the government seriously, never being afraid to offend people; be fair and honest, punish corruption harshly; study diligently and work hard; Establishing a set of rules: on-the-spot investigations should be undertaken lightly and without extravagance; the number of meetings should be cut to a minimum, time and manpower should be reduced; remuneration should be reduce, centralised strength and research should be used to take care of serious problems.

On August 9 1998, Zhu Rongji urgently flew to the site of the burst dyke at Jiujiang in Jiangxi, which made him suddenly furious, he immediately reproached the person in charge: “Didn’t you say it was secure? Who knew that the interior of the dam was Tofu dregs? Work like this must be carefully done from day one, those in charge of design, construction and supervised must be investigated. A case involving human lives is of supreme importance. A landmark event, a great cause of a thousand years, has been undone because of such poor construction, such crap construction. How could corruption go so far? History can’t be bullied!” Then, as he turned away after speaking with the flood relief workers, he walked while wiping his tears from the corners of his eyes.

In 1998, Zhu Rongji, during an important meeting, strongly and resonantly gave an enlightening speech, saying “What is clear is that the Central Committee is resolute in fighting corruption. Unless this problem is fixed, China can’t prosper. In fighting corruption we must ‘first fight the tiger, then the wolf’ [attack the strongest targets before the weaker]. We mustn’t go easy on the ‘tigers’; I’ve prepared 100 coffins here, 99 are for corrupt officials, 1 is for me, put simply it’s something I’ll take to the grave, my repayment is the development of a stable national government and the trust of the common people.”

On March 19 1998: “No matter if it’s earth shattering thunder or a bottomless chasm ahead of me, I’ll press on, dutybound, entirely devoted, to the end of my days.”

In 2001, in the ceremony marking his resignation as Dean, he said, “There was a time when I was expelled from the party for twenty years (1958 – 1978), but during that time, I didn’t give up my beliefs, I didn’t forget what I learned at Qinghua, and didn’t do anything that would give me a bad conscience. Today I’m leaving Qinghua, I won’t come back often, in reality I won’t come back. But please don’t worry everyone, my heart will always be at Qinghua. I’ll be gratified at every Qinghua success, worry about every Qinghua difficulty, and point out every Qinghua inadequacy. Goodbye, I’ll always be a Qinghua man!”

With regard to the fact that he only served one term, we are powerless.

With regard to Premier Zhu’s oppression, we are powerless.

With regard to the third of a frame that was given to him during the broadcast of the military parade [on 2009 National Day] we can only be angry.

Indeed, we can’t change any of this.

But…

In his old age we can send him a thousand good wishes.

Please leave a “best wishes Premier Zhu”.

Let’s show our respect for Premier Zhu.

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There are over 64 pages or ~6400 responses to this post.

Comments from Mop:

文子11:

The most competent politician in China’s history.

禅主:

In this crazy world we miss a good premier.

不舔肛不卵舒服斯基:

I like strong leaders.

最烦TMD非主流:

Best wishes Premier Zhu.

没有茹果:

He was just someone who wanted to make a difference.
He just wanted to stop the wheels of destiny.
He was just an ordinary person.

j ack126:

Best wishes Premier Zhu.

只看看而已:

My country always has good Premiers, but as for Presidents…

賧賧煙味:

I definitely support old Zhu.

Kiss天奇:

Our love for Premier Zhu isn’t just spoken!
Every Chinese with a conscience must remember!

七彩风云:

We show our respect for Premier Zhu!

wq11902:

Firstly, I really respect Zhu Rongji.
The emotions of Chinese people is too complicated, you could say that he was sacrificed, his achievements were basically nothing special, because off his lack of support, the pace of the reformation was too slow, if he was given another five years, I’m sure that his achievements would be the same as the founding of the country!

一块二毛五分钱:

I’m speechless…

猫王～杰克逊:

Premier Zhu… the people will always miss you!

jiaweihmt:

Your brilliance, and unyielding character… the people’s servant.

ㄗ┍貴╄→族:

Premier Zhu doesn’t understand today’s harmonious society.

hanye0109:

Best wishes Premier Wen.

我和僵尸有个约会:

Best wishes to our great Premier!

老衲爱过了:

Best wishes Premier Zhu.

tuifeick:

Premier Zhu,
Our most competent Premier!

青春50年:

I wish Premier Zhu good health.

myangel2008:

Looking back on the history of the governance of this country, there is only Zhou (Enlai), Zhu (Rongji) and Wen (Jiabao)!

yhc0707:

Ding!

韩朱:

This must be ding‘d, if you don’t ding you don’t have a conscience!

天命~朱~:

Best wishes Premier Zhu.

追风战猫:

Only when people are living in misery do they prostrate themselves for politicians that aren’t corrupt. China! The government! I’ll say no more! Best wishes Premier Zhu.

貌似禽兽:

Why did such an incorruptible politician, such a good premier only serve one term…

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34 Responses to “Chinese Netizens Pay Tribute To Premier Zhu Rongji”

  1. Vote -1 Vote +1 +13
    Ming     says:
    Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    must beat that korean troll for first.

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      Uppercut       says:
      Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 6:24 am

      That “korean” troll(Pusan) isnt even Korean. Koreans are not obsessed with China or Chinese people. They dont give a shit about China.

      He’s probably some Chinese kid stirring up shit.

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  2. Vote -1 Vote +1 +9
    Ming     says:
    Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    I will ding this now that I have read the article.

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    Daniel     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 1:38 am

    Remarkable story. Could an orphaned and poverty stricken child, with enough ambition, get a scholarship for their full education in todays China?

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    bleah     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 1:51 am

    Pyongyang, January 20 (KCNA) — Leader Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, paid an unofficial visit to the People’s Republic of China from Jan. 15 to 20 at the invitation of Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China. Accompanying him were Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the general staff the Korean People’s Army, Yon Hyong Muk, member of the NDC of the DPRK, Kim Kuk Thae, secretary, and Jong Ha Chol, department director of the c.c. of the WPK, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Yang Gon, department director, and Pak Song Bong, first vice department director of the c.c., the WPK, and KPA generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.
    Party and state leaders of China warmly welcomed and cordially received Kim Jong Il on China visit.
    Talks were held between Kim Jong Il and Jiang Zemin in Beijing.
    Present at the talks from the Chinese side were Wei Jianxing, member of the standing committee of the political bureau of the central committee of the CPC and member of the secretariat of the c.c. of the CPC, Qian Qichen, member of the political bureau of the c.c., the CPC and vice-premier of the State Council, Zeng Qinghong, alternate member of the political bureau of the c.c., the CPC, member of the secretariat of the c.c., the CPC and director of the organization department of the c.c., the CPC, Dai Bingguo, director of the international liaison department of the c.c., the CPC, Tang Jiaxuan, Foreign Minister, Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador e. p. to the DPRK.
    The two leaders informed each other of the situation in their countries in a friendly atmosphere and exchanged views on the issue of further developing the relations between the two countries and on major international matters of mutual concern and reached a consensus of views on them.
    Both sides stressed the need to preserve the tradition of mutual visits by leaders of the two parties and two countries.
    Jiang Zemin spoke highly of Kim Jong Il’s visit, which was made at the beginning of the new century, saying it is an important event in the development of the party-to-party and state-to-state relations between the PRC and the DPRK in the new century.
    Both sides held that all relevant departments of the two parties and countries have made active efforts to implement the consensus reached between the two party leaders since they met in Beijing in last may.
    They agreed to make greater efforts to consolidate and develop the traditional friendship and push the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations up to a higher level.
    Jiang Zemin was delighted to see substancial progress and new achievements made by the Korean people in economic construction, reunification of the north and the south and foreign affairs and in other fields, overcoming manyfold difficulties under the leadership of the wpk headed by Kim Jong Il and wished the WPK and the Korean people great success in various fields in the new century.
    Kim Jong Il expressed the belief that the Chinese people will certainly score new achievements in realising the targets for development set in the tenth five-year plan, advancing the socialist modernization drive in all fields and carrying out the great cause of rejuvenating China under the leadership of the CPC headed by Jiang Zemin.
    Jiang Zemin said that china as a neighbour of the Korean peninsula has exerted efforts for the peace and stability of the peninsula.
    He noted that China would continue to support the efforts made by the north and the south of Korea to further improve inter-Korean relations and achieve independence, peace and reunification and that it would welcome the DPRK’s improvement and establishment of relations with other countries.
    Kim Jong Il expressed thanks for this and said that the DPRK party and government would as ever support China’s stand on the Taiwan issue. And he repeatedly expressed the hope that china would succeed in its cause of the country’s reunification.
    He invited Jiang Zemin to visit the DPRK at a convenient time and his invitation was accepted with pleasure.
    Jiang Zemin arranged a banquet in welcome of Kim Jong Il’s visit to China.
    Kim Jong Il visited Shanghai.
    He met and had a friendly conversation with Chinese premier Zhu Rongji.
    Zhu Rongji hosted a banquet for him.
    Zhu Rongji in his speech said that in recent years the Korean people have made such remarkable progress and achievements in various domains including socialist construction, national reunification and foreign relations as to attract world attention, successfully surmounting manifold difficulties under the leadership of the central committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea headed by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
    He said that the Chinese people are rejoiced over this and warmly congratulate the Korean people on their successes.
    Kim Jong Il in his speech said that it is the common desire of the DPRK and PRC peoples vigorously advancing toward a rosy future in the new century to develop the traditional DPRK-PRC relations.
    The WPK and the government and people of the DPRK will work hard to consolidate and develop the DPRK-PRC relations in the new century. Too, he stressed.
    During his stay in Shanghai, he enjoyed a music and dance performance specially arranged by its artistes and children.
    His unofficial visit to China was successfully made under the particular concern and warm hospitality of the central committee of the CPC, the state council of the PRC and General Secretary Jiang Zemin.

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    PUSAN PLAYA     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 5:27 am

    “He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1949″

    What an opportunist

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    zammon hung     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Fun fact – Kim Jong Il likes eating roast donkey.

    Anyhow, has Zhu Rongji died? Wiki says no, yet this article reads like an obituary.

    Poor chap – 20 years as an outcast – so much talent went to waste in that era.

    Mao should be left in the summer sun to rot.

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    Teacher in China     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 8:19 am

    “I’ve prepared 100 coffins here, 99 are for corrupt officials, 1 is for me” That’s seriously bad-ass.

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    Python     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 9:10 am

    I’m not surprised. Chinese government system has never failed in producing creative and ambitious top officials who have to struggle for decades to raise their rank in the hierarchy before reaching the top. In most cases only the talented survived. Zhu was neither the first nor the best. However, what China needs most today is this kind of ‘dumb’ local officials who follow superior’s orders preciously, obey laws and enforce them indiscriminately, arrive in office at 8 am and go home at 5pm to hug their laopo (instead of a mistress). I don’t have a solution to achieve this but I believe the CCP should serious put more low to middle rank cadres to party schools for reeducation. Let’s bring back some good ol’ communist ideologies. Tattooing “Serve the People” on their backs would be the best.

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    ken     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 9:54 am

    At least Zhu Rongji had charisma which is something that obviously is not an important quality for Chinese leaders. Jiang Zemin was arrogant and obsessed with his own image and didn’t do anything to hide that he was the most powerful person in China after Deng Xiaoping died. It was shocking to see that Zhu Rongji was not present at the dinner before the national day and. The next at the ceremony he looked old and tired. Either he is sick or somebody is trying to freeze him out.

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    Righteous American     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    CPC (>’vv’)> <(x.x<) Zhu Rongji… Pwned! Corrupt officals collect lewtz!

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    manusan     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Until chinese people continue to respect Mao memory they will be managed by bad politicien. It’s so pity to see nobody in china understand that the country is not communist but a coorporative dictature, the big crisis plan is used by exportation society for a market that will be crashed in the next 2 years. China could be better managed if Sun yat-sen and zhou Enlai become a politicien exemple by chinese people.

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    fireworks     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    It was Zhu Rongji’s economic reforms that brought about the strong economic growth in China now. He was the economic czar that changed China’s industrial course from communal agriculture to open market reforms and manufacturing. The opening of Shenzhen can be attributed to his policies.

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    Glorious China     says:
    Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    Thank you Zhu Rongji!!! Thank you Zhu Rongji!!!

    The article bring tear to my eye.

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    wgh     says:
    Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 4:29 am

    This guy is a very respectable person. He’s very upright and fit for president!

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    cena     says:
    Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    We should thanks to him. His situation now let us realize the darkness of our society.

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    Andy Huang     says:
    Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    China and Chinese people are much blessed to have a great leader like Mr. Zhu Rongji.
    People should set a good example and a high standard following the life of Mr. Zhu.

    I wish Mr. Zhu a longlife, a healthy and happy one ;-)
    Your name will be famous over times and remains deep in the hearts of many people around the globe.

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