Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most ...

BEIJING — After a decade in the shadow of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the ...

Instead, he watched the importance of the role shrivel during his tenure, as China's top leader, Xi Jinping, amassed power. Li's passing marks the end of an era, according to Victor Shih ...

BEIJING — After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country’s premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have ...

Li was seen by some as a political figure who could have challenged Xi, who ultimately fell in line with the latter's political agenda. Li's relatively pro-market policies today stand at odds with ...

Li Hongzhong has built a reputation as the Chinese official most eager to heap praise on leader Xi Jinping.Now he has a new distinction: the only nominee to receive a “no” vote this year for a ...

Mr. Li, who retired in March, was muscled out of the premier’s usual policymaking roles by Mr. Xi. Chinese citizens expressed shock at his death, from a heart attack. By Chris Buckley and Keith ...

"If proof were needed that loyalty trumps meritocracy in Xi's China, Li Qiang's elevation provides it," said Richard McGregor, a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute in Sydney. "Li might be quite ...

He was 68. Li was China's No. 2 leader from 2013 to 23 and an advocate for private business. But he was left with little authority after Chinese President Xi Jinping made himself the most powerful ...

Li Keqiang, who was China’s second-in-command and top economic official until March and was once a rival to Xi Jinping for the country’s presidency, died Oct. 27 in Shanghai. He was 68.

Xi Jinping’s new right-hand man, Li Qiang, has shown two sides to his personality over his career. Mr. Li, whom Mr. Xi appointed last month as China’s new No. 2, is known inside the country as ...