Add to your saved storiesSave Li Keqiang, who was China’s premier until March and was once a rival to Xi Jinping for the top leadership job, died of a heart attack Friday in Shanghai, according to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). He was 68. In a short report, state media said Li died early … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — The sudden death of former China’s No. 2 leader Li Keqiang has shocked many people in the country, and they are paying tribute to the ex-official who promised market-oriented reforms but was politically sidelined. Li, who died Friday of a heart attack, was China’s top economic official for a decade, helping … Read more
(Reuters) -Below are reactions to the death on Friday of Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang: ADAM NI, INDEPENDENT CHINA POLITICAL ANALYST, AUTHOR “Li was a premier who stood powerless as China took a sharp turn away from reform and opening.” DALI YANG, POLITICS PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: “The scope for Li’s policymaking and implementation had … Read more
BEIJING — Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68. Li was China’s No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business but was left with little authority after President Xi Jinping made himself the most powerful Chinese leader in decades … Read more
China’s Premier Li Keqiang waves as leaving the annual news conference following the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 16, 2016 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s former premier Li Keqiang died just past midnight after suffering a … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday, aged 68, just 10 months after retiring from a decade of office during which his star had dimmed. Once viewed as a top Communist Party leadership contender, Li was sidelined in recent years by President Xi Jinping, who tightened his grip … Read more