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After taking office as Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji initiated the three-year relief program for state-owned enterprises. Through the policy of 'seizing the large and releasing the small' and downsizing for efficiency, he triggered a massive wave of layoffs among SOE workers.

在江泽民授权和朱镕基主导谈判下，中国正式加入WTO，全面融入全球经济体系。

朱镕基推行分税制重新划分中央与地方财政，并出台宏观调控措施压制通货膨胀，实现经济软着陆。

中国前总理朱镕基在北京去世，享年98岁，官方评价其为卓越领导人与改革开放推动者，海外评价则褒贬不一。