Once viewed as a top Communist Party leadership contender, Li Keqiang was sidelined in recent years by China President Xi Jinping, who tightened his grip on power and steered the world's second-largest economy in a more statist direction.
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died after suffering a heart attack, state media reported Friday.Li served as premier during President Xi Jinping's first two five-year terms.
Li, who died Friday of a heart attack, was Chinas top economic official for a decade, helping navigate the worlds second-largest economy through challenges such as tensions with the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic.