Li Keqiang

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies of heart attack at 68

Li Keqiang served as premier during President Xi Jinping's first two five-year terms. Li had voiced support for economic reforms during his time in office and was praised for helping to steer the country through the global financial crisis

China’s Li Keqiang urges more pro-growth policy as economy sputters

Li told officials at a meeting to take the lead in helping boost consumption and offer more fiscal support via government bond issuance for investments, state television CCTV reported Tuesday evening. He also vowed to “reasonably” step up policy support to stabilize employment, prices and ensure economic growth.

China Premier Li Keqiang’s trip to wheat farm shows food, inflation worries

Li Keqiang stressed the importance of the wheat harvest this year while touring a farm in Gaobeidian, a city in the northern province of Hebei, Xinhua said on Tuesday.

Chinese premier Li Keqiang confirms he will step down next March

The No. 2 in the hierarchy of China's ruling Communist Party, Li has been premier since 2013, and is constitutionally limited to two terms.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says situation in Ukraine grave; slams sanctions against Russia

Premier Li Keqiang, addressing a press conference here at the end of the annual Parliament session, said that China calls for exercising utmost restraint, preventing a massive humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more forthcoming with data and information related to the origin of the virus.

Chinese premier Li Keqiang says economy could grow this year

The world's second-biggest economy grew 3.2 percent year on year in the second quarter, recovering from a record contraction as coronavirus lockdown measures ended and policymakers stepped up stimulus to combat the shock from the crisis.

Is China facing a Xi Jinping-Li Keqiang rivalry amidst a job crisis?

Xi Jinping would not want Li Keqiang, who has experience in tackling the 2009 H1N1 virus outbreak, to garner an image as the hero of the current COVID-19 crisis. This is why Xi’s allies are picking holes in Li’s call to revive the stall economy

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in coronavirus epicentre Wuhan — first such visit by top leader

Li arrived in Wuhan to inspect the epidemic control and prevention work

ASEAN summit: Leaders underline progress in keeping peace in South China Sea area

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang cited the region's management of territorial disputes as an example and said the trend was toward greater stability.

No place for 'unilateralism' in trade disputes: Chinese Premier

"It is essential that we uphold the basic principles of multilateralism and free trade," Li said a day after China and the US swapped tit-for-tat tariffs.

China won't weaken currency to boost exports: Li Keqiang

Addressing a World Economic Forum event in the port city of Tianjin on Wednesday, Li did not directly mention the trade conflict but he said talk of Beijing deliberately weakening its currency was "groundless."

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hopes Imran Khan will further 'all weather' Sino-Pak friendship

According to a press release issued from Prime Minister House here, the Chinese premier said his government wishes to work closely with the new Pakistani government and hoped that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will be completed on time.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang endorsed for five-year term

Li, a second ranking leader in the ruling Communist Party of China, has completed the first five-year tenure along with Xi Jinping who is now regarded as the "core" leader of the party placed along with party founder Mao Zedong.

China Premier Li Keqiang says 2017 GDP growth expected around 6.9%

In the past year, China's economy has maintained a steady and favourable trend, with the overall situation better than expected, Li said at the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Forum on Wednesday.

Chinese premier Li Keqiang backs more investments in eastern Europe

At a summit of 16 countries in the Hungarian capital, Premier Li Keqiang said efforts such as China's "new Silk Road" initiative to expand trade across Asia, Africa and Europe, should be a boon to the countries that were formally part of the communist bloc.

PM Modi, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hold brief interaction in Manila

"Two neighbours in deep conversation. PM @narendramodi with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the margins of #EastAsiaSummit Summit in #Manila," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted along with a photograph of the two leaders engaging in a conversation while sitting on a sofa.

China calls for advancing free trade talks with South Korea, Japan

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Tuesday for advancing free trade agreement talks between China, Japan and South Korea, state news agency Xinhua reported.

China calls for stronger co-operation with US in next-gen nuke tech

In his meeting yesterday with Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chairman of TerraPower, Li has called for closer China-US cooperation in developing the next-generation nuclear power technology.

China unveils new leadership line-up, no obvious Xi Jinping successor

Apart from Xi, Premier Li Keqiang was the only one to retain his spot amid sweeping changes on the Politburo Standing Committee, the height of power in the world's second-largest economy.

Angela Merkel wants to foster India ties, softens message on US as Trump scolds

Merkel, trying to repair damage after shocking Washington on Sunday by declaring the era in which Europe could rely on its partners was somewhat over, repeatedly stressed the importance of trans-Atlantic ties. But she also highlighted Germany's history of cooperating with India and China in a global world.