With the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party just around the corner, Xi Jinping is seeking a third term. But the second-most powerful man in China is staring down the barrel of retirement, after a decade in Xi's shadow.
abc.net.au/news/china-premier-li-keqiang-to-retire-after-decade-in-xi-shadow/101399126As Xi Jinping seeks his third term in power in the upcoming 20th Communist Party Congress, one man is counting down to retirement.
Since being appointed premier in 2013, Li has been stuck in shadow of his colleague Xi, who is known for his extensive control in domestic governance and his push for an aggressive China on the international stage. During his studies he met the love of his life, Cheng Hong, who went on to become an American literature professor at Beijing's Capital University of Economics and Business by the time Li became premier in 2013.Li was also active in student politics, and was elected as the head of Peking University's student union, later leading its branch of Communist Youth League, an organisation equivalent to Australia's Young Liberals or Australian Young Labor.
The previous year, China had recorded its lowest increase in industrial output since 2000, of just 7.8 per cent.
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