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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

As premier, Mr. Li is now China’s No. 2 leader and the top bureaucrat leading the country’s cabinet and wielding broad authority over economic policy. The position has weakened under Xi ...