Li Keqiang is a Chinese economist and retired politician who served as the premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023.
20 Facts About Li Keqiang
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Li Keqiang was the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 2012 to 2022.
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Li Keqiang was succeeded as premier by Li Qiang in March 2023.
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Li Keqiang was born on 1 July 1955 in Hefei, Anhui province.
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Li Keqiang was awarded the honor of Outstanding Individual in the Study of Mao Zedong Thought during this time.
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Li Keqiang received a Master of Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Peking University in 1995.
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Li Keqiang entered the top leadership of the national organization of the Communist Youth League of China in 1983 as a member of its secretariat, and has worked closely with former Party general secretary Hu Jintao, who rose through the ranks of the CYLC, ever since.
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Li Keqiang is a representative member of the first generation to have risen from the CYLC leadership.
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Li Keqiang trekked through all regions of the province trying to search for a comprehensive solution to its growing problems.
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Li Keqiang was succeeded in his provincial party secretary post by governor Zhang Wenyue.
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Li Keqiang became the head of central commissions overseeing the Three Gorges Dam and the South-North Water Transfer Project, as well as the leader of steering committees in charge of health care reform, food safety, and AIDS-related work.
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Li Keqiang has reiterated the importance of industrialization, urbanization and agricultural modernization in China in order to improve its competitiveness, food security, energy security, affordable housing, and healthcare.
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On 15 March 2013, Li Keqiang was elected by the 12th National People's Congress as premier, succeeding Wen Jiabao.
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Li Keqiang believes that many lower-level officials fail to provide services to the public in an effective manner.
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Li Keqiang reiterated this point frequently during public appearances, adding that pens using domestically produced parts felt inferior to foreign ones.
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Li Keqiang made his first foreign visit to India on 18 May 2013 in a bid to resolve border disputes and to stimulate economic relations.
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Li Keqiang said the choice of India as the first international visit highlights Chinese importance in its relations with the country.
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Li Keqiang began with the observation that China, having already developed its industrial and technological base, no longer needed the United States.
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Li Keqiang has been described as representing the less ideological and more pragmatic and technocratic side of China's leadership.
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Li Keqiang's father-in-law was once the deputy secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee.