China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy
China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has departed for Beijing today on a four-day official visit to the People’s Republic of China, at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang.
Thirteen agreements have been signed between Nepal and China. The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and his Chinese counterpart Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
KATHMANDU, Sep 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who is on his China visit, has met with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. The two Prime Ministers met in Beijing, the capital of China.
Before the meeting, Prime Minister Prachanda was honoured with a guard of honou
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, currently on an official visit to China, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang, today. The meeting took place at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the capital of China. Meanwhile, a 12-point agreement has been signed between Nepal and China. The 12-point agreement […]
BEIJING: Four years before Li Qiang gained notoriety as the force behind the two-month COVID-19 lockdown of Shanghai, the man who became China’s new premier on Saturday worked quietly behind the scenes to drive a bold revamp of the megacity’s sclerotic stock market. Li’s back-channeling — sources said he bypassed the China Securities Regulatory Commission, […]
Oct 23: Xi Jinping has a third term as China's leader, in a break with recent precedent.
He has also introduced his new top team - which includes former Shanghai party chief Li Qiang as the new premier.
Saturday's closing ceremony saw Xi's predecessor Hu Jintao escorted out, apparently unwillingly, with state media later saying he had not been well.
Xi, 69, is arguably the most powerful party chief since the first communist-era leader Mao Zedong who died in 1976.
After announcing his third term, Xi addressed the media to introduce his new leadership team.
The speech also offered an important clue about the direction in which Xi might take China - there has been growing fear that the country is closing off from the world economy.
But Xi said, "China cannot develop without the world, and the world also needs China".
"After more than 40 years of unflagging efforts towards reform and opening up, we have created two miracles - rapid economic development and long-term social stability."
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