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LI KEQIANG

New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (left) and and his predecessor, Wen Jiabao (center), attend the 12th National People's Congress where Chinese President Xi Jinping was first elected in Beijing in March 2013.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2023
China's opaque politics and the Li Keqiang mystery
Li reportedly had bypass surgery and was taking drugs after a liver transplant, both of which would have increased the risk of a heart attack.
Then-Chinese Premier Li Keqiang takes the oath after he was re-elected for a second term during the sixth-plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing in March 2018.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2023
Remembering Li Keqiang, who retired with a broken heart
He is best known outside of China for the Li Keqiang Index, created by The Economist to measure the nation’s economic growth.
Li Keqiang, former Chinese premier and head of China's Cabinet, served under President Xi Jinping for a decade from 2013, retiring in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2023
Li Keqiang, the former No. 2 to Xi Jinping, dies at 68
The former Chinese premier had found himself overshadowed by Xi's expanding grip on power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2022
Discord between China's top leaders paralyzes officials responsible for economy
The stakes are especially high as the Chinese Communist Party prepares to hold a twice-a-decade leadership conclave later this year, where Xi is expected to win a landmark third term.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 10, 2022
Mixed messages from China's top leaders fuel speculation of split
Statements from China's most powerful leaders — Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang — have raised questions about whether there's a split at the top over the best way out of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021
Global energy crunch ties China's hands ahead of COP26 climate conference
Two speeches from China's top leaders, delivered days apart, have revealed that Beijing plans to continue supporting fossil fuels even as it invests in renewable energy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2021
Beijing set to close annual session with votes on Hong Kong and tech policy
A news briefing by Premier Li Keqiang at the end of the congress will be one of the rare occasions when a top Chinese leader takes questions from the media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2021
China sets conservative economic growth target of above 6%
Premier Li Keqiang pledged to spur domestic consumption and innovation as part of a plan to reduce reliance on overseas markets and technology for long-term development.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020
China abandons growth target in pandemic, shifting stimulus focus to jobs
The Chinese government abandoned its decadeslong practice of setting an annual target for economic growth amid the storm of uncertainty unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, and said it would continue to increase stimulus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2020
‘This is the end’: Hong Kong opposition decries China power grab
China will improve national security in Hong Kong, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday, a day after Beijing announced dramatic plans to rein in dissent by writing a new law into the city’s charter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2019
Route to 'new era' of Japan-China ties unclear, despite leaders' claims of momentum
Prime Minister Abe told Chinese Premier Li in Chengdu, China, that he wants to make the recent improvement in ties sustainable and promote “constant” high-level exchanges and dialogue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2019
Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea gather with eye on threat from North Korea
Meeting in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, Abe, Li and Moon also discussed closer economic cooperation, agreeing to accelerate negotiations on a three-way free trade agreement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 24, 2019
U.S.-North Korea talks 'more important than anything,' Moon tells Xi
It is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says Hong Kong not yet out of protest 'dilemma'
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of the "dilemma" facing the city's economy after months of sometimes violent protests. Li met with Lam during a regular duty visit where she is also due to hold a potentially pivotal meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2019
China to host trilateral leaders' summit with Japan and South Korea on Dec. 24
China will host a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea on Dec. 24 in the country's southern city of Chengdu, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, with ties between Tokyo and Seoul remaining strained over trade and security issues as well as compensation for wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2019
China reviewing locations in U.S. where Xi might sign trade deal with Trump
China is reviewing locations in the U.S. where President Xi Jinping would be willing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to sign the first phase of a trade deal between the world's two largest economies, people familiar with the plans have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2019
China planning trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea in December
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang tells Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the trilateral summit would be held next month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2019
Australia and China vow to work on repairing bilateral relationship
Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyberattacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra's domestic affairs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2019
Abe may hold talks with China's Li at Thailand summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering holding talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang early next month on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Thailand, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 7, 2019
Chinese premier issues first public response by top communist leader to Hong Kong protests
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Friday that Chinese people are able to handle their own issues, in what appeared to be the first public response from a top Chinese leader over Hong Kong's monthslong social unrest.

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