China’s Li Xiaopeng, son of former premier Li Peng, signals end to closely watched career

China’s Li Xiaopeng, son of former premier Li Peng, signals end to closely watched career

Li Xiaopeng, son of former Chinese premier Li Peng, has taken a semi-retirement role on the country’s top political advisory body, drawing an end to the closely watched political career of a member of one of China’s most powerful families. Li was assigned the role of deputy director of the economic affairs committee of the … Read more

Chinese Premier Li Qiang calls for nations to bridge ‘intelligence gap’ in AI

Chinese Premier Li Qiang calls for nations to bridge ‘intelligence gap’ in AI

“Artificial intelligence is the common wealth of mankind,” he said. “The Chinese people have always believed that true development is when everyone develops together.” The three-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference is under way in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua Li’s call came just days after the UN General Assembly adopted a China-sponsored resolution urging the international community … Read more

Chinese Premier Li Qiang raises threat of ‘external interference’ in Taiwan during first ‘two sessions’ work report

Chinese Premier Li Qiang raises threat of ‘external interference’ in Taiwan during first ‘two sessions’ work report

Former premier Li Keqiang also mentioned foreign interference in his remarks at the NPC session in 2022, but the topic did not appear in any other government work report in the past decade. 02:40 Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers his first work report amid concerns about state of the economy Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers … Read more

Smiles, a few words … China’s new premier makes his debut next to Xi Jinping

Smiles, a few words … China’s new premier makes his debut next to Xi Jinping

That could be because he had the approval of the most important person in the room. After giving his speech, Li appeared to receive endorsement from Xi Jinping – the pair made eye contact and a smiling Li exchanged a few words with the president, who was seated beside him. Later, Li had a longer … Read more