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Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang died early this Friday from a heart attack at the age of 68, months after retiring from nearly a decade in office. When he took up his post, reformers had hoped Li would initiate bold economic change. Barclays even coined the term "Likenomics" to describe…

International Crisis Group urges all parties including US to re-establish a baseline level of trust

Li Keqiang held the second highest-ranked position in China, but was sidelined by Xi Jinping

Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.

The sudden death of China’s former No. 2 leader Li Keqiang has shocked many people in the country

State media says Li Keqiang, who stepped down just nine months ago, died of a heart attack.

Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68.

Li served as China’s number two leader for 10 years before being sidelined by Xi Jinping

There was some worrying news for Volodymyr Zelensky this week when the US House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker. Mike Johnson, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, has consistently opposed US funding for the Ukrainian war effort. Now he’s the second most powerful man in US politics behind the…

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which now includes 44 African countries, got under way 10 years ago. President Xi Jinping launched it in 2013 with a first speech in Kazakhstan and a second one in Indonesia. The initiative is something of a trial-by-doing development policy enigma: it keeps China watchers…

China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu says his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. to combat climate change