享年98岁的中国前总理朱镕基，2026年8月12日在北京病逝。朱镕基病逝的日子，还差几天就是中共前总书记、中国国家主席江泽民的100周年诞辰。自从8月中以来，中国就隆重纪念江泽民百年诞辰，央视推出了12集纪录片，最高层星期一上午还在北京人民大会堂举行了纪念大会。

许多人也再次回忆起1990年代的中国改革以及当年的“江朱体制”。中国高层为何高规格纪念江泽民诞辰？他们的去世，是否标志中国改革年代的落幕？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与《联合早报》中国新闻资深高级记者于泽远评价“江朱体制”的政治遗产。

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Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji passed away in Beijing on August 12, 2026, at the age of 98, just days before the 100th birth anniversary of former president Jiang Zemin. Amid Beijing's high-profile commemorations for the late leader, public memory has turned back to the transformative "Jiang-Zhu era" of the 1990s. 

In this episode of the Global Heartbeat podcast, Lianhe Zaobao’s China News Copy Editor Yu Zeyuan joins host Han Yong Hong to unpack the political signals behind these commemorations, evaluate the legacy of their economic reforms and ask if their passing marks a definitive end to the reform era they represented.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Spotify and other podcast platforms.