[Former Premier of the State Council Zhu Rongji Passes Away at the Age of 98] According to Xinhua News Agency, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have issued an obituary: Comrade Zhu Rongji, member of the Standing Committee of the 14th and 15th Central Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and former Premier of the State Council, passed away in Beijing at 11:06 a.m. on August 12, 2026, due to illness and ineffective medical treatment, at the age of 98.