by admin | Nov 2, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP BEIJING: Flags flew at half-mast in Beijing on Thursday as China readied the funeral of late ex-premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country’s future leader but who was eclipsed by Xi Jinping. Li, an economist and...
by admin | Oct 27, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press 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...
by admin | Oct 22, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader. A party congress...
by admin | Oct 22, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation’s No. 2 official and a proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members who will not be reappointed to the nation’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee. They were not on...
by admin | Mar 11, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By PTI BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday said that he will retire later this year after serving two five-year terms. Li, 66, the second-ranking leader of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) after President Xi Jinping, said: “This is my...
