President Xi’s close confidant Li Qiang named as China’s new Premier to revive struggling economy
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Mar 11, 2023 11:52
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China's parliament on Saturday confirmed President Xi Jinping’s trusted ally Li Qiang as the new Premier to revive the world's second-largest economy hit by three years of 'zero-Covid' restrictions and worsening relations with the West.
Li Qiang, 63, succeeds Li Keqiang, 67, who held the post for the last 10 years.
The annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), a largely ceremonial body which routinely passes the proposals of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), approved Li Qiang’s candidature after his name was proposed by Xi himself.
