中国共产党的优秀党员，久经考验的忠诚的共产主义战士，杰出的无产阶级革命家、政治家，党和国家的卓越领导人，中国共产党第十四届、十五届中央政治局常委，国务院原总理朱镕基同志的遗体，将于18日在北京火化。

为悼念朱镕基同志，18日，首都天安门、新华门、人民大会堂、外交部，各省、自治区、直辖市党委和政府所在地，香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区，各边境口岸，对外海空港口，中国驻外使领馆将下半旗志哀。

The remains of late Chinese leader Zhu Rongji will be cremated in Beijing on Aug 18.

Zhu, who passed away on Aug 12 at the age of 98, had served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 14th and 15th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and premier of the State Council.

To mourn his death, national flags will fly at half-mast on Tuesday at Tian'anmen Square, Xinhuamen, the Great Hall of the People, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seats of provincial-level committees of the CPC and provincial-level governments, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, border ports, seaports and airports, and Chinese embassies and consulates.

Zhu was praised in an obituary jointly issued by the CPC Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as an excellent Party member, a time-tested and loyal communist fighter, and an outstanding proletarian revolutionist, statesman and leader of the Party and the state.

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