New news from 90-year-old Zhu Rongji

Image source: Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management WeChat public account

Zhu Rongji, who is celebrating his 90th birthday this month, has new news. He has not appeared for a long time, and recently made a rare appearance, and shook hands and took photos with dozens of committee members.

According to the Office of the Dean of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management, on the afternoon of October 12, 2018, Zhu Rongji and his wife Lao An met with the advisory members attending the 2018 meeting of the Advisory Committee of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Zhu Rongji made his public appearance as the first dean of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, the honorary chairman of the academy's advisory committee, and the former premier of the State Council.

Also present at the meeting were Sun Chunlan, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council; Liu Yandong, former vice premier of the State Council; Ma Kai, former vice premier of the State Council; and Chen Yuan, vice chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Photos released by the public account of the Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management show that Zhu Rongji is full of white hair, wearing a pair of glasses, wearing a suit, holding a speech, and looking in good spirits.

I haven't seen my face for a long time

Judging from the time, Zhu Rongji has not appeared for a long time. His last public appearance was on the afternoon of October 30, 2017, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing's Haidian District, at a meeting with members of the Tsinghua School of Economics and Management Advisory Board. At that time, the 19th National Congress had just concluded.

He specifically said at the time: "A few days ago, the Communist Party of China held its 19th National Congress in Beijing, and I attended the congress as a special representative. ”

Although the personnel of the two meetings were different, there was one point that the Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management mentioned twice, "Zhu Rongji shook hands with the members attending the meeting one by one and had a cordial conversation."

There are dozens of overseas members plus Chinese members. The list is as follows:

Present at the meeting were Jim Breyer, Chairman of the Advisory Board of tsinghua School of Economics and Management and Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, Henry M. Paulson, Former Secretary of the Treasury and former Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, Chairman of Barrick Gold and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. John L. Thornton), David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of Carlyle Group, Mary T. Barra, chairman and CEO of General Motors, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, Doug Mcmillon, president and CEO of Walmart, chairman of IBM, President and CEO Ginni Rometty and 24 other overseas members of the Advisory Board, as well as Chinese members Lou Jiwei, Liu Shiyu, Liu Mingkang, Qiu Yong, Wang Dazhong, Gu Binglin, Zhao Chunjun, Qian Yingyi, Ma Huateng. Chen Baosheng, Minister of Education, Chen Xu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, He Jiankun, former Executive Vice President of Tsinghua University and Third Dean of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management (2005-2006), Yang Bin, Vice President of Tsinghua University, Bai Chongen, Dean of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management, and Gao Jian, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management.

Ninety years of life

In 2003, Zhu Rongji stepped down as premier of the State Council. After retiring from his position as a party and state leader, he kept a low profile and lived the life of an ordinary retired elderly man.

According to the official curriculum vitae, Zhu Rongji was born in October 1928. Ninety years of life, the public's attention to him has not diminished at all.

It is said that several sets of books he has published are still bestsellers, and some readers also left a message on This year's National Day: "It is worth reading for everyone and deeply understanding the direction of national governance and development."

In essence, over the past few years, the outside world has learned more or less about Zhu Rongji's life after retirement through certain channels.

"My father's life is now the same as that of ordinary elderly people, reading books and newspapers to exercise, he is very concerned about the development of social and people's livelihood, and has always hoped for economic growth and more and more progress in all aspects of social and people's livelihood." Zhu Rongji's daughter and member of the CPPCC National Committee, Zhu Yanlai, once said in an interview with the media at the two sessions of the National People's Congress.

Zhu Yanlai also revealed that he usually communicates with his father. "My father was very humorous, and he often talked about the essence, which inspired me a lot every time. He still cares about society and the people, and he reads books and newspapers every day to maintain close ties with society. ”

Zhu Yanlai also said that his father spoke directly and was very insistent on his principles. "I appreciated the style, and my father was my role model."

Just in March 2017, Zhu Yanlai said that her father had a very deep sympathy and concern for education and children in poor areas, and he also established a student aid foundation for this purpose.

Origin

The advisory committee of the Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management, which made Zhu Rongji appear in public again after nearly a year, said that he had a deep relationship with him.

Zhu Rongji was a Tsinghua student and the first dean of The School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, a history that dates back to 1984 when he was deputy director of the State Economic Commission.

Zhu Rongji once said that the Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management is a product of reform and opening up, "If each of you does a good job in an enterprise, china's economy will have hope." ”

In October 2000, under the impetus of Zhu Rongji, then premier and first dean, the Advisory Committee of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management was established. Zhu Rongji said that he was traveling in various places on business, and that people often came up to him and called him "President Zhu," and he was very pleased.

The advisory board is composed of the chairman, president and international famous scholars of the world's famous multinational companies, and its high quality and wide representation are rare in other management schools in the world. The outside world is known as "the boss group composed of the world's top bigwigs".

In May 2001, Zhu Rongji stepped down as the president of tsinghua economic management. In his resignation speech, he mentioned that he was busy with government affairs and could not devote himself to the work of the college, and he always felt ashamed of his alma mater, Tsinghua. So I tried to bring in the best managers in the world and set up an advisory board to help the college.

During this meeting, Zhu Rongji also specifically said: "18 years ago, we set up an advisory committee for the School of Economics and Management, and the purpose of establishing the advisory committee is to strengthen the ties between the Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management and well-known enterprises and institutions of higher learning at home and abroad, and to help us run the School of Economics and Management well. I am very happy to see that the advisory board of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management has developed to this size today, and I thank you for your concern, help and support for the college. ”

The Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management has said that over the past 18 years, this grand meeting has been valued by many state leaders every year, and the old president Zhu Rongji has received members attending the meeting almost every year.

complex

Almost every time Zhu Rongji appeared, the news of zhu rongji's appearance aroused people's special attention. This time is no exception.

As prime minister, he left us with the spirit of not being pessimistic, wading into dangerous shoals, and daring to take responsibility. At that time, foreign power stations once commented that Zhu Rongji had broken into two major minefields: one was the reform of state-owned enterprises and the other was institutional reform.

During the two sessions of the National People's Congress in 1998, when he participated in the discussion of the Hunan delegation, he said: "I am determined to do this with broken bones. ”

In fact, in the five years of his career as premier, at every press conference of the two sessions of the National People's Congress, Zhu Rongji left a lot of witty remarks. Today, many video clips of Zhu Rongji's year still circulate on the Internet.

In 1998, Zhu Rongji became premier of the State Council. At the first press conference, he had jet-black hair, wore a black suit, and his words were very contagious.

In the face of reporters' questions about his "economic czar," Zhu Rongji waved his right hand and bluntly said that he was "unhappy" with this title. He then left the signature statement, "Whether it is a minefield or an abyss ahead, I will go forward courageously, without hesitation, bow to the end, and die." ”

In 2001, at a press conference for the Fourth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress, zhu Rongji, 73, mentioned this sentence again in response to a question from a foreign media reporter about his tenure of office.

He said, "As for when I will retire and what I will do after I retire, I can say that I said in 1998 that I will go forward bravely, without hesitation, bow down, and die." I am still like this, as long as I live and breathe a breath, I will bow down for the people and die later. ”

Ninety years of life, what is the outside world still paying attention to Zhu Rongji?

According to the analysis of Huang Shuyuan, president of the People's Publishing House, the book "Zhu Rongji's Answers to Reporters' Questions" was first of all zhu Rong's basic charm, and he did a lot of good things for the country and the people during his term of office, and people are worried about the recent situation of this upright and honest good premier. Zhu Rongji's language style and expression skills are extremely charismatic, and the things he talks about are all things that the masses are concerned about.

Text: Chengnan jun, chief writer of New Media in China News Weekly

Duty Editor: Yu Yang