Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Zh Róngj (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: [1]; pinyin: Zh Róngj ; Wade-Giles: Chu Jung-chi; born October 1, 1928 in Changsha, Hunan) is a prominent Chinese politician who served as the Mayor and Party chief in Shanghai between 1987 and 1991, before serving as Vice-Premier and then the fifth Premier of the People''s Republic of China from March 1998 to March 2003.A tough administrator, his time in office saw the continued double-digit growth of the Chinese economy and China''s increased assertiveness in international affairs. Known to be engaged in a testy relationship with General Secretary Jiang Zemin, under whom he served, Zhu provided a novel pragmatism and hard work ethic in the government and party leadership increasingly infested by corruption, and as a result gained great popularity with the Chinese public.