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What does Li Qiang’s schedule reveal about the changing role of China’s premier?

Side-by-side comparison finds Li Qiang and predecessor Li Keqiang had different priorities early in their terms determined by economy at home during their era and geopolitics abroad.

4 Mar 2024 - 10:10AMvideocam

Chinese premier, meeting Irish president in Dublin, seeks more bilateral ties

18 Jan 2024 - 2:03AMvideocam

China bids farewell to ‘people’s premier’ Li Keqiang

2 Nov 2023 - 9:01PM

China’s President Xi pays final tribute to former premier Li Keqiang

President leads top party and state leaders to pay last respects as flags fly at half mast across the country.

2 Nov 2023 - 9:04PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping offers his condolences to Cheng Hong, the wife of late premier Li Keqiang, with Xi’s wife Peng Liyuan behind him on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Japan remembers China’s ex-premier Li Keqiang as not seeing ‘Japanese as evil’

Japan’s expression of sorrow at the sudden death of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reflects its regret that both countries have lost a crucial political intermediary, analysts say.

2 Nov 2023 - 2:28PMvideocam

Hong Kong mourns ex-Chinese premier Li Keqiang’s death, flags lowered to half-mast

City and country flags flying at half staff at Tamar in Admiralty, Government House, Hong Kong International Airport and all border crossings.

2 Nov 2023 - 1:02PMvideocam

Letters | Li Keqiang’s legacy in 4 areas deserves attention

Readers pay tribute to China’s former premier for his efforts in the economic sphere, and for his connection to Hong Kong

31 Oct 2023 - 11:45AM

Li Keqiang was China’s premier for a decade. Photo: EPA-EFE

China to honour Li Keqiang with lowered flags for Thursday funeral: state media

Chinese state media is reporting that flags will fly at half mast, giving Li the same honours that applied to Li Peng.

31 Oct 2023 - 8:25PMvideocam

In Li Keqiang’s heartland, floral tributes for China’s former premier

The public come out in person to lay flowers over the weekend at Li’s childhood home and key places in his career.

30 Oct 2023 - 12:25AMvideocam

Chinese university students told to avoid private memorial events for Li Keqiang

Some universities have asked student counsellors and leaders not to arrange mourning activities, fearing they could turn into protests.

30 Oct 2023 - 2:51PMvideocam

A traffic policeman patrols near the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Friday. Maintaining stability is expected to be a focus for Beijing in the coming days after the sudden death of former premier Li Keqiang. Photo: AP

‘We will never forget’: Chinese scientists mourn steadfast supporter Li Keqiang

‘Grievously saddened’ science community remembers former premier’s unwavering support for basic research as a driver of national growth.

30 Oct 2023 - 2:51PMvideocam

Then premier Li Keqiang on a visit to Tsinghua University in 2016. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong leader offers his condolences over death of former premier Li Keqiang

City leader John Lee says his administration will closely follow any announcements made by Beijing regarding commemoration arrangements for Li.

28 Oct 2023 - 10:18PM

Li Keqiang’s sudden death ‘a total surprise’ to China’s top leaders

‘State media obviously did not prepare full obituary’ as they do for very ill leaders, while brief initial announcement aimed to quash conspiracy theories, observer says.

28 Oct 2023 - 8:11AMvideocam

Li Keqiang: ex-premier had heart attack during Shanghai swim, sources say

Two sources say Li – whose body has been flown to Beijing – had previously had coronary artery bypass surgery.

28 Oct 2023 - 12:58AMvideocam

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Editorial | Continuing down the reformist path best way to remember Li

China is all the poorer for the death of the ‘people’s premier’ Li Keqiang, who always showed his caring side even as he steered the nation through some of its most difficult moments.

27 Oct 2023 - 11:06PMvideocam

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang (right) and President Xi Jinping made a formidable team. Although different in their approaches, both were groomed for leadership. Photo: Reuters

Li Keqiang: decades of diligence on China’s economic front lines

The late premier began his career in the Communist Party with a stint working in the countryside.

28 Oct 2023 - 12:09AMvideocam

China’s charismatic, truth-telling ex-premier mourned as reforms hang in the air

Li Keqiang, who pushed for the private economy, foreign investment and simplified government procedures during his 10 years as premier, died in Shanghai on Friday morning at the age of 68.

27 Oct 2023 - 7:46PMvideocam

Hong Kong politicians remember ‘amiable’ ex-Chinese premier Li Keqiang after death

Veteran political figures Tam Yiu-chung and Lau Siu-kai pay tribute to former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, who died suddenly in Shanghai at the age of 68.

27 Oct 2023 - 10:19PMvideocam

Li Keqiang (centre) dons a trader’s visit during a visit to Hong Kong’s stock exchange in August 2011. Photo: David Wong

The life and times of Li Keqiang

27 Oct 2023 - 4:40PM

Li Keqiang: in China and overseas, tributes flow for warm, capable former premier

Foreign diplomats, business leaders and China watchers around the world joined the Chinese public in remembering Li who died on Friday.

27 Oct 2023 - 8:38PMvideocam

China’s Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

27 Oct 2023 - 9:56AM

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China’s Communist Party mourns Li Keqiang’s death, praises achievements

Official obituary of former leader, who died in Shanghai on Friday, hails his contributions to the economy, belt and road, poverty relief and his support for President Xi Jinping.

28 Oct 2023 - 4:15AMvideocam

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Li Keqiang, who served two terms as China’s premier, is dead at 68 after suffering a heart attack on Thursday. Photo: Simon Song

Chinese premier stays close to home in his first big turn on national stage

Li addresses few international issues in his debut press conference after the close of the national legislature’s annual session.

14 Mar 2023 - 11:41AMvideocam

Hong Kong leader heading back to Beijing to discuss integrating economy

Eight high-ranking officials overseeing areas such as finance, education and technology to join city leader John Lee on week-long trip to Beijing.

10 Mar 2023 - 10:43PM

‘I don’t want to go back to work in an office’: street vending returns in China

In a difficult economic time when jobs are hard to come by, selling wares and trinkets on the streets has growing appeal, with vendors seeing more foot traffic amid China’s post-Covid reopening.

9 Mar 2023 - 2:32PMvideocam

A young vendor cooks at a street stall in China’s Chongqing municipality, which has implemented a variety of nighttime activities this year to boost the so-called night economy. Photo: Xinhua

China’s consumer prices set to edge up amid reopening despite ‘puzzling’ fall

A February decline in China’s consumer price index was broad-based, according to analysts who point to last month’s dip in food and non-food inflation, as reflected in official data released on Thursday.

9 Mar 2023 - 5:30PM

China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1 per cent in February, year on year, down from 2.1 per cent in January. Photo: EPA-EFE

China’s debt-saddled local governments underscore its moderate GDP target

Talk of financial risk management at annual parliamentary meetings serves as a high-profile reassurance of leadership’s repeated vows to curb financial risks and alleviate revenue problems across the country.

9 Mar 2023 - 1:53AMvideocam

Why did Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong praise city?

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office, tells Hong Kong politicians city’s affairs are ‘of national importance’.

8 Mar 2023 - 8:40AM

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Li Keqiang

Li Keqiang, born in 1955, became China's premier in March 2013. Like ex-president Hu Jintao, his power base lies with the Communist Youth League, where he was a member of the secretariat of the league’s central committee in the 1980s and later in the 1990s the secretariat’s first secretary. His regional governance experience includes a period as vice party boss, governor and party boss of Henan province between 1998 and 2003 and party boss of Liaoning province beginning in 2004. He became vice premier in 2008. Li graduated from Peking University with a degree in economics. Li stepped down from his post as premier in March 2023 after serving two five-year terms in which he consistently pushed the private economy and foreign investment. His death at the age of 68 in Shanghai was announced by state media on October 27, 2023.

Born

1 Jul 1955

Industry

Politics

Job Title

Former Premier of China

last updated:

7 October, 2024