Comrade Zhu Rongji's remains were cremated on the 18th, and half-mast flags will be flown in Tiananmen and other locations in mourning.

The remains of Comrade Zhu Rongji, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a loyal and tested communist warrior, an exceptional proletarian revolutionary and politician, and an extraordinary leader of the Party and the country, will be cremated in Beijing on the 18th. In mourning for Comrade Zhu Rongji, on the 18th, half-mast flags will be flown at Tiananmen Square, Xinhua Gate, the Great Hall of the People, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the provincial, autonomous region, and municipality Party committees and government headquarters, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, at various border ports, foreign seaports and airports, and at Chinese embassies and consulates abroad.