As a student, he quickly rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League, becoming close to future Chinese President Hu Jintao. Li died Friday in Shanghai of a sudden heart attack
Then China's Premier Li Keqiang speaks during the ASEAN - China Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.China’s former premier Li Keqiang died Friday in Shanghai of a sudden heart attack, state media reported. He was 68.
Born in Anhui, in eastern China, in 1955, Mr. Li studied at the prestigious Peking University, where he specialized in economics and law. While a student, he joined the Communist Youth League and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming close to future Chinese President Hu Jintao. Mr. Li was seen by many as Mr. Hu’s preferred choice as successor, but he lost out to Mr. Xi for reasons that 16 years later remain unclear, though the latter’s family pedigree as a Communist Party “princeling” and perceived support from former leader Jiang Zemin are believed to be major factors.
In office, Mr. Li was seen as a more reformist, market-oriented figure than Mr. Xi, who has restored Communist Party control over all aspects of the Chinese economy and cracked down on private businesses seen as too powerful, including the booming tech and education sectors. At times, Mr. Li appeared to publicly contradict or mildly criticize Mr. Xi, including in recent years, when he was critical of the effects China’s tough “zero-COVID” policy was having on the economy.
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