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LI QIANG, one of Xi Jinping's most trusted allies, was confirmed as Chinese premier on Saturday (Mar 11).

Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China's premier, the country's No.2 post, putting the close ally of ...

chip giant Qualcomm Inc and conveyed that it will provide a Li takes office as tensions rise with the West over a host of issues including U.S. Now that containment is gone, they won’t accept another," he said. [(9988.HK)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/9988.HK) have been battered by abrupt crackdowns and regulatory hurdles in recent years, and Li will have to work hard to restore confidence in the private sector. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story [pragmatic and business-friendly](/world/china/xi-jinpings-guy-longtime-acolyte-li-set-be-chinas-next-premier-2023-03-07/), the 63-year-old Li faces the daunting task of shoring up China's uneven recovery in the faces of global headwinds and weak confidence among consumers and the private sector.

Li Qiang's meteoric rise has been attributed to political loyalty and his personal connection to President Xi Jinping. Having Xi's trust could mean more ...

When Xi as party secretary of Zhejiang was looking for a secretary general of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee in 2004, Li Qiang became his top choice. There could still be potential conflicts between Xi and Li Qiang over the next five years because of their different policy orientations. If Xi does accord more autonomy to Li Qiang on economic matters, this would certainly be seen as great news for domestic and foreign investors. In the first two years of the pandemic, Li Qiang managed the largest metropolitan city well and Shanghai’s economy was not seriously impacted. Except for founding premier Zhou Enlai, Li Qiang is the only premier in the history of the People’s Republic of China since 1949 who has not been a vice premier previously. However, one has to be cautious about being overly optimistic about Li Qiang’s presumed autonomy and capabilities. He could be in a position to push for economic reforms that stalled under Li Keqiang. And it was on Li Qiang’s watch that Elon Musk set up Tesla’s first overseas mega factory. When he was governor of Zhejiang, he promoted information economy and small towns with special characteristics. A confidant of Having Xi’s trust could mean more autonomy to steer China’s economy, says Bo Zhiyue. [steering the world’s second-largest economy](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/li-qiang-china-next-premier-xi-jinping-pragmatic-economy-3317466) in a fast-changing international and domestic environment, the question for many is this: Will Li Qiang be a yes-man or could he be a Xi Jinping whisperer?

As Communist party boss in Shanghai, Li Qiang's signature business coup was persuading Tesla founder Elon Musk to build the US electric-car maker's first ...

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The No 2 position holds diminishing authority as Xi Jinping consolidates power, but some observers say Li might enjoy more policy leeway on economics thanks ...

Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, will nominally be in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst ...

and the chief authoritarian challenge to the Washington-led democratic world order. Xi was renamed head of the commission on Friday, an appointment that has been automatic for the party leader for three decades. Last year's growth fell to 3%, the second-weakest level since at least the 1970s.

BEIJING -- Li Qiang, Shanghai's former top official, was appointed as China's premier at its annual rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday, making him th.

Li Qiang received almost every vote from more than 2900 delegates at the rubber-stamp parliament.

When Mr Xi had this restriction changed in 2018, it transformed him into a figure with a reach not seen since Chairman Mao. Mr Li was made party secretary of Shanghai in 2017. There was applause as Mr Xi cast his vote.

China's rubber-stamp legislature has appointed Li Qiang, a long-time aide of leader Xi Jinping, as premier, the man tasked with reviving the world's ...

Tesla has sole ownership of that factory, the first foreign automaker in China to wholly own its plant. Born in the eastern province of Zhejiang, Li started his career as a worker at an irrigation pumping station. Foreign investment in China has slumped.

Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, assumed his post as China's premier on Saturday. He faces the challenge of leading China's economic ...

Li takes office as tensions rise with the West over a host of issues including U.S. chip giant Qualcomm Inc and conveyed that it will provide a good business environment for multinationals. Now that containment is gone, they won't accept another," he said. Global business is also wary. Li Qiang is the first premier since the founding of the People's Republic never to have served previously in the central government, meaning he may face a steep learning curve in the initial months on the job, analysts said. Widely perceived to be pragmatic and business-friendly, the 63-year-old Li faces the daunting task of shoring up China's uneven recovery in the faces of global headwinds and weak confidence among consumers and the private sector.

Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, became China's premier Saturday, replacing Li Keqiang in the No. 2 leadership post.

2 post, Li is responsible for reviving the world’s second-largest economy, which only expanded by 3% last year, after being battered with COVID-19 curbs. Now In China’s No. Li served as Xi’s chief of staff from 2004-07, when Xi was provincial party secretary of eastern China’s Zhejing province.

BEIJING: Former Shanghai party chief Li Qiang took office on Saturday (Mar 11) as China's new premier, putting the close ally of President Xi Jinping in ...

In 2018, electric car producer Tesla announced it would build in Shanghai its first factory outside the United States. A native of Zhejiang, Li’s working relationship with Xi began in the 2000s when the latter was appointed party chief there. Advertisement