Li Keqiang

China, Macau, MNA, MNA Featured | The week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded on Saturday in Beijing with the ...

The new Central Committee will convene for the first time tomorrow (Sunday). Of these, seven members are set to be elected for the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau. Failure to be included in the Central Committee list means not being able to be part of the top bodies: Politburo and Standing Committee of the Politburo.

Neither Li, who is No. 2 to President Xi Jinping in the Politburo Standing Committee, the apex of power with seven top leaders, nor Wang have yet to reach ...

The Central Committee members will elect the general secretary of the party and members of the Politburo and its standing committee. He also appeared to have said something to his protege, Premier Li Keqiang, and patted him on the shoulder. As he was about to be escorted off the stage, Hu said something to Xi, to which the latter nodded. They will also elect members of the Central Military Commission, the country’s military high command. A frail-looking Hu appeared reluctant, even after one of them pulled him up from his chair. Wang was hotly tipped to take over Mr Li as the next premier.

There was no official comment. Jiang Zemin,who was president before Hu, did not appear.

Foreign media were not allowed into the first part of the meeting, presumably when the voting was taking place. Xi is expected to retain the top spot when the new Standing Committee is unveiled on Sunday. Police were stationed along major roads, with bright red-clad neighborhood watch workers at regular intervals in between, to keep an eye out for any potential disruptions. A report read by Xi at the opening session of the congress a week ago showed a determination to stay on the current path in the face of domestic and international challenges. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation’s No. The four were not on the list of the ruling Communist Party’s new 205-member Central Committee that was approved Saturday at the closing session of a week long party congress that set the leadership and agenda for the next five years.

The three other Standing Committee members who were dropped were Shanghai party chief Han Zheng, party advisory body head Wang Yang, and Li Zhanshu, ...

Also read: Only Central Committee members can serve on the Standing Committee.

Former Chinese president Hu Jintao leaves his seat next to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, during the closing ceremony of the 20th ...

Both Li and Wang are regarded as moderates. The Standing Committee in turn will elect the General Secretary, who heads the party and the country. Xi, 69, was elected to the Central Committee, which will meet on Sunday to elect a 25-member Political Bureau which in turn will choose seven or more members to the Standing Committee to govern the country.

Premier Li Keqiang, China's No. 2 official, is among four of seven members of the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be ...

In his remarks, he said the party, which marked its 100th anniversary last year, is still in its prime. Those percentages were roughly the same as in the last Central Committee. Hu, 79, spoke briefly with Xi, whom he had been sitting next to in the front row, before walking off with an assistant holding him by the arm. Only Central Committee members can serve on the Standing Committee. There was no official comment. BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No.

China's ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping's continued dominance in running the nation Saturday.

In his remarks, he said the party, which marked its 100th anniversary last year, is still in its prime. Those percentages were roughly the same as in the last Central Committee. Xi is widely expected to retain the top spot, getting a third term as general secretary. Li had already been largely sidelined, though, as Xi has taken control of most aspects of government. The removal of Li, while not unexpected, signaled Xi's continuing tight hold on power in the world’s second-largest economy. Li, the nation's No.

Premier Li Keqiang is among four of the seven members of China's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership.

Also not on the list is Li Zhanshu, a longtime ally of President Xi Jinping and the head of the largely ceremonial National People’s Congress. The four were not on the list of the ruling Communist Party's new 205-member Central Committee that was approved on Saturday at the closing session of a week-long party congress. Premier Li Keqiang is among four of the seven members of China's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle on Sunday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks over as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang raises his hand to vote at the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ...

The party will also announce the country's next Politburo Standing Committee, an elite body usually made up of seven leaders. [had designated](https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/11/taiwan-is-safe-until-at-least-2027-but-with-one-big.html) 2027 as the earliest date that China might be prepared to take military action against Taiwan. [take control](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130422436/taiwan-is-caught-in-the-middle-of-escalating-tensions-between-the-u-s-and-china) of the democratic island of Taiwan. [At the start of the party congress meeting last week](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/17/1129402151/the-communist-party-congress-will-set-the-tone-for-chinas-next-five-years), Xi [gave a speech](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/16/1129277377/china-xi-jinping-communist-party-congress-speech-takeaways) in which he [said](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/16/1129368763/why-you-should-pay-attention-to-the-chinese-communist-partys-congress) China would take control of the island through "all measures necessary." military needed to be prepared for China to invade before 2024. "This is directly solely at interference by outside forces and a few separatists." On Sunday, the new Central Committee will meet for the first time. The final committee roster had notable absences: It did not include the current and outgoing premier, Li Keqiang. Among other amendments, the party congress also formally approved the addition of language to the charter opposing the independence of the island of Taiwan. "The congress calls on all party members to acquire a deep understanding of the decisive significance of establishing comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the party Central Committee and in the party as a whole," read the resolution to approve the additions. First, it approved a new Central Committee, the roughly 200 top party officials in China. Second, the congress also approved the addition of new wording to the party charter – which acts as a guiding constitution of sorts – that cements Xi's role as the so-called core of the party, further enhancing his status and strength as leader.

Who is Li Keqiang, and why has Xi Jinping dropped his number 2 official from the Standing Committee? What does this removal indicate? We explain.

He moved to the party’s big league, the Politburo Standing Committee, in 2007. In the 1980s, he joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, where he came in contact with its leader Hu Jintao, who eventually became his mentor and the president of China. Li was born in July 1955 in Hefei in the Anhui province of China, where his father was a small-time local official. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1976, and in 1978, went to Peking University to finish his education. Li is a proponent of market-oriented reforms, as opposed to Xi’s policy of strong state control over the economy. Li Zhanshu and Han were expected to step down as they had crossed the ‘retirement age’ of 67.

China's no-2 official Premier Li Keqiang has been dumped from the powerful Politburo Standing Committee, but will retain his post till March.

[Yi Gang](https://www.asiafinancial.com/chinas-central-bank-chief-seen-retiring-as-reformers-axed), 64, governor of the Chinese central bank, and Guo Shuqing, 66, chairman of the banking and insurance regulator. Li, 67, is seen as reformer who has fallen out with supreme leader Xi Jinping. [Zero-Covid policy](https://www.asiafinancial.com/who-chief-urges-beijing-to-switch-from-zero-covid-strategy).

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks over as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang raises his hand to vote at the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party in Beijing on Saturday. BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's ...

The party will also announce the country's next Politburo Standing Committee, an elite body usually made up of seven leaders. [had designated](https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/11/taiwan-is-safe-until-at-least-2027-but-with-one-big.html) 2027 as the earliest date that China might be prepared to take military action against Taiwan. [take control](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130422436/taiwan-is-caught-in-the-middle-of-escalating-tensions-between-the-u-s-and-china) of the democratic island of Taiwan. [At the start of the party congress meeting last week](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/17/1129402151/the-communist-party-congress-will-set-the-tone-for-chinas-next-five-years), Xi [gave a speech](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/16/1129277377/china-xi-jinping-communist-party-congress-speech-takeaways) in which he [said](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/16/1129368763/why-you-should-pay-attention-to-the-chinese-communist-partys-congress) China would take control of the island through "all measures necessary." military needed to be prepared for China to invade before 2024. "This is directly solely at interference by outside forces and a few separatists." On Sunday, the new Central Committee will meet for the first time. The final committee roster had notable absences: It did not include the current and outgoing premier, Li Keqiang. Among other amendments, the party congress also formally approved the addition of language to the charter opposing the independence of the island of Taiwan. "The congress calls on all party members to acquire a deep understanding of the decisive significance of establishing comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the party Central Committee and in the party as a whole," read the resolution to approve the additions. First, it approved a new Central Committee, the roughly 200 top party officials in China. Second, the congress also approved the addition of new wording to the party charter – which acts as a guiding constitution of sorts – that cements Xi's role as the so-called core of the party, further enhancing his status and strength as leader.

China, Macau, MNA, MNA Featured | 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China concludes endorsing Xi Jinping's core leadership status.

The new Central Committee will convene for the first time tomorrow (Sunday). Failure to be included in the Central Committee list means not being able to be part of the top bodies: Politburo and Standing Committee of the Politburo. Of these, seven members are set to be elected for the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau.

China's ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping's continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely ...

In his remarks, he said the party, which marked its 100th anniversary last year, is still in its prime. Those percentages were roughly the same as in the last Central Committee. The removal of Li, while not unexpected, signaled Xi’s continuing tight hold on power in the world’s second-largest economy. Li had already been largely sidelined, though, as Xi has taken control of most aspects of government. Jiang Zemin, 96, who was president before Hu, did not appear at this congress. Li, the nation’s No.