BEIJING: Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, respected as an economic reformer and fighter against corruption, gave away nearly US$4mil (RM13mil) last year, becoming one of the country’s top 100 philanthropists, a survey showed.
Zhu gave away a total of 23.98 million yuan (RM12.7mil) – earned from royalties on some of his books – to help poor students and teachers and renovate school facilities, according to wealth publisher Hurun’s Philanthropy List 2014.
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