Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, once seen as the reform-minded contender to the country’s top leadership role, has died suddenly.
Chinese state media has reported he passed away following a heart attack early on Friday in Shanghai.
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Li, who was nominally China’s No.2 leader until last October, served as the country’s premier – traditionally in charge of the economy – for a decade from 2013 to March this year under strongman leader Xi Jinping.
