Xi ally Li Qiang named China's new premier

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 12, 2023 12:14 am

(UPDATE) BEIJING: Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier on Saturday, as Xi cements his influence on the East Asian country's top leadership.

Li, the former Shanghai communist party chief who oversaw the eastern city's grueling two-month coronavirus-prompted lockdown last spring, was named the successor of outgoing premier Li Keqiang at a meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament.

CLEAR CHOICE Newly elected Premier Li Qiang takes his oath during a session of China’s National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in the capital Beijing on Saturday, March 11, 2023. AP PHOTO

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