Analysts tell VOA that to better know Li, it is important to understand his place in China’s leadership structure – highly centralized under Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Li Xi, the Communist Party chief of the economic powerhouse Guangdong province, assumed two new titles on Sunday when he was elevated to the elite Politburo Standing ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Mr Li was formally elected on Saturday as the second most powerful man in China, after president Xi Jinping had earlier nominated the 63-year-old for the role. The National People’s Congress ...

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