News Snapshot:
President Xi Jinping’s close best friend for decades, it has long been noted that Li is destined for the tough Politburo Standing Committee this year, following a well-trodden trail from Shanghai’s top spot that many analysts say results despite the city’s COVID crisis. . BEIJING – While Shanghai Communist Party leader Li Qiang has been politically scarred by the city’s struggle to control a COVID-19 outbreak that has angered citizens and caused severe economic damage, there are few signs of that. As President Xi Jinping’s close best friend for decades, Li was long thought to be destined to sit on...
