After a decade as the ruling Communist Party’s second-most powerful man, Li retired in March and was replaced by Li Qiang. He had also served as a member of the ruling Communist Party’s top decision-making Politburo Standing Committee.
China’s former Premier Li Keqiang has suddenly died less than a year after stepping down from overseeing the world’s second-largest economy.
Li suffered a sudden heart attack on Thursday and passed away in the early hours of Friday in Shanghai after all rescue efforts failed, state broadcaster China Central Television reported. He was 68.
