Body of Former Premier Zhu Rongji to Be Cremated Aug 18; Flags to Fly at Half-Mast
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Xinhua News Agency reports that the body of Zhu Rongji, former premier and former member of the Politburo Standing Committee, will be cremated in Beijing on August 18. The announcement describes Zhu with a full set of official honorifics: 'an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a time-tested loyal communist fighter, an outstanding proletarian revolutionist, statesman, and an eminent leader of the Party and the state.' As a mark of mourning, flags will be lowered at Tiananmen, Xinhua Gate, the Great Hall of the People, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and many other locations across China and at diplomatic missions abroad.
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The notice follows the rigid template used for the passing of a senior Party and state leader. The sequence of honorific titles —优秀党员 (outstanding Party member), 忠诚的共产主义战士 (loyal communist fighter), 无产阶级革命家 (proletarian…
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