Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju, one of the most senior leaders in China, has died aged 68 in Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency has reported.Huang was in charge of financial and economic policymaking in the Politburo, China's highest decision-making body.
He had not attended official functions since March 2006, when it was announced he was ill, reportedly with cancer.
An official obituary described him as a "long-tested and faithful Communist fighter" and an "outstanding leader".
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