Li Keqiang passed away on Friday at the age of 68, according to state media
FILE PHOT: Foremer Chinese Premier Li Keqiang © AP / Ng Han Guan
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died at the age of 68, according to China’s state media. The ex-official served a lengthy career in the ruling Communist Party, including a decade as the country’s second ranked leader after General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Li passed away in Shanghai early on Friday morning following a “sudden heart attack” the night prior, Xinhua reported.
“Comrade Li Keqiang, while resting in Shanghai in recent days, experienced a sudden heart attack on October 26 and after all-out efforts to revive him failed, died in Shanghai at ten minutes past midnight on October 27,” state broadcaster CCTV said.
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