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八点最热报 | 中国政坛的一代铁腕人物，前国务院总理朱镕基，昨天8月12日在北京因病逝世，享年97岁。中国官方媒体央视在《新闻联播》当晚发布讣告，回顾这名曾经站在中国经济改革前线的前总理。铁腕、敢言、敢碰硬，这是朱镕基最鲜明的形象，但这些强硬作风背后，他是如何重塑中国经济？改革带来的红利与代价，又给他留下了怎样的历史评价？（主播：梁宝仪）
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00:04A generation of iron-willed figures in Chinese politics
00:07Former Premier Zhu Rongji
00:09He passed away in Beijing yesterday, August 12, due to illness.
00:12He died at the age of 97
00:13China's state-run CCTV issued a statement that evening during its evening news broadcast.
00:17Looking back at this former premier who once stood at the forefront of China's economic reforms
00:21His reasoning led to the downfall of someone who had once instilled fear in the officialdom.
00:25Names that left a deep impression on Western negotiating opponents
00:28It has officially entered history.
00:31If Deng Xiaoping opened the door to China's reform and opening up...
00:34So Zhu Rongji was after the door was opened.
00:37A man rebuilding the foundation with a sledgehammer
00:41During his time at the helm of China's economy
00:43Having experienced the Asian financial crisis
00:45Major turning points such as international reforms and China's accession to the World Trade Organization
00:49During the 1997 Asian financial crisis
00:52He said, "At all costs"
00:55Maintaining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability and the linked exchange rate system
00:58He defeated American financial magnate George Soros.
01:01A brilliant defense of Hong Kong's financial system has been won.
01:05In the eyes of the international community
01:07He was the economic czar who pushed China to join the WTO.
01:10However, he carried out sweeping reforms domestically.
01:14This also caused tens of millions of state-owned enterprise workers to experience the pain of being laid off.
01:18However, it laid a solid foundation for China's subsequent economic development.
01:23foundation
01:24Iron-fisted, outspoken, and confrontational
01:26This is Zhu Rongji's most prominent inclination.
01:29But behind these tough stances
01:31How did he reshape the Chinese economy?
01:34The benefits and costs of reform
01:37What kind of historical evaluation did he leave behind?
01:42Former Premier Zhu Rongji
01:46Ineffective medical treatment
01:48Premier Zhu Rongji was asked to visit his hospital room in Beijing.
01:51Responding to 98 years old
01:52Evening of August 12
02:00CCTV News Broadcast
02:01The solemn announcement of the passing of former Premier Zhu Rongji's board of directors.
02:04The official reply defined his life as
02:07Outstanding proletarian revolutionary
02:09Politicians, outstanding leaders of the party and the state
02:12In Malaysia
02:13Anwar also posted a message of condolence immediately.
02:15He called Zhu Rongji a close old friend with deep affection.
02:18The text specifically mentions the close relationship between the two in the 1990s.
02:21And the historical significance of Zhu Rongji's two visits to Malaysia
02:25Many comments describe Zhu Rongji in four characters.
02:28Iron-fisted prime minister
02:29But if we only use these four words to summarize him
02:31Obviously not enough
02:32Because of the historical imprint he truly left behind
02:35He opened a door for China's economy.
02:37That is, the World Trade Organization (WTO)
02:40During his tenure as Prime Minister from 1998 to 2003
02:43His greatest historical achievement
02:45Nothing surpasses the 15-year-long Sino-US negotiation marathon.
02:48It has almost reshaped the underlying logic of China's economy.
02:51He believes China needs to join the rules-based trade system dominated by the West.
02:57system
02:57Use it as a mechanism to promote domestic reform
03:01President Clinton later changed his stance.
03:04I believe this is largely based on Zhu Rongji's speech in New York.
03:09The speech by the watch
03:10That was the most eloquent speech I've ever seen from a Chinese leader in a Western setting.
03:16A persuasive speech
03:17Zhu Rongji ultimately led China to join the World Trade Organization in 2001.
03:21Making China the world's factory
03:24This also became the most profound impact of Zhu Rongji's tenure on the Chinese and even the world economy.
03:28One of the turning points in the distance
03:29He was given various titles by the outside world
03:32But he always remained true to himself.
03:34Whether the outside world calls me China's Gorbachev or not
03:38Call me the Economic Tsar if you like.
03:41I'm not happy.
03:44Regardless of whether there are landmines ahead
03:47Or still, a vast and profound depth
03:50I will forge ahead without hesitation.
03:54He devoted himself to the cause until his dying breath.
04:02This sentence later became almost a reflection of Zhu Rongji's political career.
04:06But what he faces goes far beyond the negotiation game.
04:09The 1997 Asian financial crisis swept in.
04:12Economic instability in neighboring countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and South Korea
04:15But China insists on not devaluing the yuan.
04:17After taking office as prime minister in 1998
04:19Zhu Rongji went even further, directly targeting long-term loss-making state-owned enterprises with the sword of reform.
04:24enterprise
04:24This Southeast Asian financial crisis
04:27It will not affect the speed of China's state-owned enterprise reform.
04:31We believe that within three years
04:34That is, the goal of this century
04:35Loss-making enterprises of Chinese state-owned enterprises
04:41Most of them escaped their predicament in this century.
04:44It is entirely possible to achieve
04:45Looking back at this step today
04:47The significance is especially evident
04:49Facing the external financial fire
04:50His choice was not to run out of the fire first.
04:52Instead, they forcefully suppressed the fire.
04:54To avoid competitive devaluation of regional currencies
04:57Zhu Rongji defied public opinion
04:58defend the RMB exchange rate
05:00And in a critical moment
05:01To those who suffered losses at the hands of American financial magnate George Soros
05:04Leading international speculative funds
05:06Hong Kong under fierce attack
05:07This gave me peace of mind.
05:09In case the Hong Kong government needs
05:13When the Central People's Government helped
05:16The central government will spare no effort.
05:21Maintaining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability
05:25Protect its linked exchange rate system
05:28Zhu Rongji's Iron Fist
05:29Successfully defended Hong Kong's financial status
05:31Invincible
05:32Let developing countries
05:33George Soros, the financial tycoon who strikes fear into the hearts of many.
05:36They were beaten into a sorry state and fled the Hong Kong financial market.
05:38At that time, the Chinese economy
05:39The moment when thousands of troops face the storm
05:42Its firm economic reform policy
05:44Successfully achieved a soft landing for the Chinese economy
05:46However, reform inevitably comes at a cost.
05:48To break the rigid system
05:50It promotes focusing on major issues and letting go of minor ones.
05:51Smashing the iron rice bowl
05:52This resulted in tens of millions of state-owned enterprise workers
05:55Facing a severe wave of layoffs
05:56Besides economic measures
05:58Another distinct political label of its
05:59Hunger is like an enemy
06:01It angrily denounced the flood control malpractices.
06:02It's a shoddy construction project.
06:03They even went so far as to suggest preparing one hundred coffins.
06:06Ninety-nine mouths left for corrupt officials
06:07A bold statement on anti-corruption left for himself
06:10After Zhu Rongji's death
06:12Many also appeared on the Chinese internet.
06:13The voice of remembering this former prime minister
06:15People expressed their views on Zhu Rongji
06:18This kind of longing
06:19To a large extent?
06:20It stems from dissatisfaction with the status quo.
06:23But...
06:24You see when he stepped down later
06:25He didn't mention his boastful statement anymore.
06:27Let's not even mention the hundred coffins.
06:29Just saying
06:30He just wanted future generations to judge him.
06:32He can be considered an honest official.
06:34Not a corrupt official
06:35He was satisfied.
06:36He was satisfied.
06:37Public sentiment in remembrance of Zhu Rongji
06:39It may not be targeting just one person.
06:40Sometimes people miss
06:42In fact, it's about rapid economic growth.
06:44Larger scale of reform
06:45An era in which officials dare to speak out publicly
06:47In fact
06:48Regarding one's merits and demerits
06:50Zhu Rongji had considered this as well.
06:512000
06:52A reporter asked him
06:53Hope that the Chinese people will after he leaves office
06:55What do you remember most about him?
06:56I only hope that after I step down...
07:00Can the people of the whole country say a word?
07:03He was an honest official
07:04Not a corrupt official
07:05I'm very satisfied.
07:07If they were a little more generous
07:09explain
07:11Zhu Rongji was still eight years and fourteen.
07:14oops
07:15I'm so grateful
07:1726 years later
07:18Listen to this sentence again
07:19Zhu Rongji is now history.
07:20What some people remember is
07:22His sweeping reforms
07:23After China's accession to the WTO
07:25High-speed growth
07:26But for another group of people
07:28I also have memories of economic transformation
07:29The heavy price paid
07:31Therefore, the evaluation of Zhu Rongji
07:32It's never been simple.
07:34Attack or Pass
07:35What Zhu Rongji left behind
07:36More than just an iron-fisted prime minister
07:38Or the label of economic czar
07:39But a period of time
07:40In being re-evaluated
07:42Even the reform era that I miss
07:48From a person who was once beaten into
07:50Young cadres on the right
07:51They eventually won.
07:52The forefront of China's economic reform
07:54What Zhu Rongji left behind
07:56More than just a pretty
07:57Economic report card
07:58The 15-year WTO accession negotiation marathon
08:01The final decision was made in 2001.
08:03From that moment on
08:04China is no longer
08:05Bystanders outside the global economic landscape
08:07Instead, it is in debt.
08:09Core gear of the global supply chain
08:11An internal declaration of war against corruption
08:14A battle to defend exchange rates against external forces
08:16In addition to a 15-year-long
08:18WTO accession negotiations
08:19Those three tough battles
08:20Zhu Rongji did not choose
08:23The easiest way
08:24He used a pair of iron fists
08:25The walls of the old economy were torn down.
08:27The tax-sharing system he left behind
08:28WTO accession agreement
08:30and financial reform
08:31With a complete set of institutional legacies
08:33Until today
08:34It profoundly influences the way China's economy operates.
08:39The private person has passed away.
08:40However, he left a legacy for posterity.
08:42The questions of our time that have yet to be answered
08:45That is
08:46When future reforms once again reach the most difficult and challenging stage...
08:51Who would dare to draw their knife?
08:53Who dares to bear the consequences of surgery?
08:57This may be the true nature of Zhu Rongji.
08:58The sharpest and heaviest legacy left to the Chinese economy
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