China's Premier Li Keqiang dropped in leadership shuffle
Premier Li Keqiang, China's No. 2 official, is among four of seven members of the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle Sunday.
BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No. 2 official and a chief proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members of the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle Sunday.
His coming departure, which was revealed during the conclusion of a major party meeting Saturday, will be seen as further affirmation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's tight hold on power in the world's second-largest economy.
Li and three others were missing
