What Li Keqiang’s death means for Xi Jinping

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The former Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, died of a heart attack aged 68. Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Li Keqiang’s death at the age of 68 on Friday morning (27 October) was so sudden and unexpected that it caught China’s usually unflappable state media outlets by surprise. The former Chinese premier, who stepped down in March after a decade in office, died from a heart attack in Shanghai shortly after midnight, the official Xinhua news agency reported in a short statement. No obituary had been prepared. When it finally appeared later in the day, Li was described as a hard-working...