Died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. Chinas long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies and rose through the party ranks despite not having a power base. At one point he was in marked the top role of president. During his ten years of premier, he served under the shadow of xijinping, of premier, he served under the shadow of xi jinping, whose grip on power dominated domestic and international policy. With more on his legacy, i spoke with the chief geo economic analyst at bloomberg, who served as National Security Council Director with china and taiwan. Li keqiang was premier for ten years, retired earlier this year. What do you see as his legacy . Thank you so much for having me. This news is certainly a shock that he passed away at a relatively young age. Li keqiang leaves behind a legacy of being seen as a premier to xi jinping but also a senior official in his own right, someone who many believe was working to help keep the economy on good foo
Died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. Chinas long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies. He rose through the party ranks despite not having any power base. At one point he was even earmarked for the top role as president. In his final term, he was the only leading politician who didnt belong to xijinpings group of xi jinpings group of loyalists. Xijinpings group of loyalists. More on that later. Now to the latest on the war in the middle east. Calls for a ceasefire to allow aid into gaza are growing amid warnings from israel that it is preparing for what it calls the next stage of combat against hamas. These are pictures from the ismay Israeli Military as tanks entered Northern Gaza on wednesday. Israel says it was a targeted rate, not the start of the ground invasion. Inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is dire as food and fuel supplies are running low. The Palestinian Red Crescent says it will be forced to shut down Ambulance Services in 2a
The hamas run Health Authority says the death toll has passed 7,000. Some nhs workers havent received a one off sum of more than £1,000 agreed as part of a pay deal. The government is facing a legal challenge. And the british artist whos cracked a novel approach to an excess of the Da Vinci Code in charity shops. And coming up on bbc news. A ten month ban for Newcastle United and italy international sandro tonali, as the Italian Football Federation finds he breached betting rules. Good evening. A manhunt is under way across the Us State Of Maine after shootings that have left at least 18 people dead and 13 injured. The attacks happened in at least two locations, in a bar and a Bowling Alley in lewiston. People in the city are being warned to stay indoors, and local schools have been closed. Hundreds of Police Officers are looking for robert card, a ao Year Old Army reservist who theyve named as A Person Of Interest in connection with the shootings, describing him as armed and dangerou
Wednesday 25th january. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. President trump has promised a significant day ahead on National Security, including an announcement about his plans for a wall on the Mexican Border. He tweeted big day planned on National Security tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall building a 2,000 mile wall along the Mexican Border was one of trumps key election promises. Hes said the wall would cost 8 billion and will be up to a0 feet high. The new president is also expected to approve Immigration Restrictions on seven mostly muslim countries in the middle east and africa iraq, iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, and yemen. And trump wants to make all us cities co operate to deport Illegal Immigrants a move aimed at so called Sanctuary Cities like san francisco, where local police do not help with most deportations. Our washington correspondent david willis has more. Were going to have our borders nice and strong. Were going to build a wall. Were going to