Ex-China Premier Li Keqiang, Sidelined
by Rival Xi, Dies ‘Suddenly’ at 68
Posted By: Hazymac, 10/27/2023 12:50:33 PM
Li Keqiang, the former premier of China, is reported to have died “suddenly” on Thursday less than a year after stepping down from his post as the country’s second-highest-ranking leader. He was 68. A heart attack has been blamed for the death of the English-speaking economist who had once been considered a contender for the country’s top job, but was passed over in favour of Xi Jinping and then sidelined. He was the only incumbent top official who didn’t belong to Xi’s loyalists group, the BBC reports. State media said he died at 10 minutes past midnight on Friday despite “all-out” efforts to revive him.
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Li Keqiang, the former premier of China, is reported to have died “suddenly” on Thursday less than a year after stepping down from his post as the country’s second-highest-ranking leader. He was 68.
A heart attack has been blamed for the death of the English-speaking economist who had once been considered a contender for the country’s top job, but was passed over in favour of Xi Jinping and then sidelined.
He was the only incumbent top official who didn’t belong to Xi’s loyalists group, the BBC reports.
State media said he died at 10 minutes past midnight on Friday despite “all-out” efforts to revive him.
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Rampant Theft 12 replies
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