カテゴリー: Li Keqiang
Censorship targets ‘overly effusive’ comments, gatherings or references to Li’s views on economic reformPublic tributes to China’s former premier Li Keqiang, who died on Friday, are being strictly controlled as the government seeks to prevent a mass ou…
Li served as China’s number two leader for ten years until he was replaced earlier this yearChina’s former premier, Li Keqiang, has died, according to state media. He was 68.Li had a sudden heart attack and died in Shanghai in the early hours on Friday…
Chinese president lays out priorities, including ‘reunification’ with island that Communist party has never ruled, as National People’s Congress endsXi Jinping has stressed the need to oppose “pro-independence” influences in Taiwan, as he closed the Na…
Nomination at annual meeting of National People’s Congress confirms replacement of Li KeqiangXi Jinping has nominated Li Qiang, 63, to become premier during the continuing annual meeting of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the official Xinhua news agen…
Hopes that Li would be a liberal reformer were curbed by Xi Jinping as the president became more and more powerfulIn a farewell speech after serving 10 years as China’s number two leader, the premier, Li Keqiang, had a cryptic message for his staff: “W…
At the opening of the Communist party’s National People’s Congress, outgoing premier Li Keqiang confirmed a further rise in defence spending as wellChina has set a target of 5% GDP growth in 2023, its outgoing premier has said in a speech to the ruling…
A frail-looking Hu seemed reluctant to leave the front row in Beijing’s Great Hall, with no explanation given for his departureXi tightens grip on power as Communist party elevates his statusChina’s former leader Hu Jintao was escorted from the closing…
Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand for election, and democratic representation will be reducedChina’s top lawmaking body has formally unveiled plans to ensure that only “patriots” can govern Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens its grip on the city wit…
National security adviser Robert O’Brien says Beijing has bullied smaller nations by militarising resource-rich watersThe US has condemned Chinese “intimidation” in the South China Sea, alleging it has bullied smaller south-east Asian nations by milita…