China Mourns Former Premier 'Boss Zhu' -- but on the Communist Party's Terms

China held a state funeral for former Premier Zhu Rongji, who died at 97 after two years in a coma. The ceremony included formal national mourning signals, with flags at half-staff over Tiananmen Square. Zhu, a leading figure in China’s economic opening efforts in the 1990s, was sent off with the full “trappings” of state grief, underlining his stature within the Chinese Communist Party system. The article notes that the farewell also reflected party-controlled arrangements—suggesting China’s political establishment continues to frame how the public commemorates top officials.