Li has decades of experience in regional economic management as well as a lot of trust and rapport with the president His promotion of high technology and innovation also corresponds with Xi Jinping's ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 in Shanghai: 12 local infections, 28 imported patients
The city reported no locally transmitted confirmed cases, 12 local asymptomatic infections, five imported confirmed cases and 23 imported asymptomatic infections for Saturday, said the Shanghai Health ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping promotes loyal Shanghai chief to upper echelons of power
But just months later, Li has been promoted by China’s president Xi Jinping into the Politburo Standing Committee to serve as the party’s second-highest ranking official and presumed ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Next Premier: Xi Loyalist Who Oversaw Shanghai Lockdown
Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai's grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China's commercial hub, is on track to become China's next premier after President Xi Jinping unveiled ... ( read original story ...)
A loyal aide in Shanghai takes a leading role in Beijing.
Li Qiang is now China’s second-highest official after Xi Jinping. Mr. Li’s time in Shanghai had raised questions about whether he would rise to the party’s highest levels. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai streamlines customs clearance for imported motorcycles
In order to promote trade facilitation, Shanghai Customs took the lead in streamlining the customs clearance for imported motorcycles. At the warehouse distribution center in Kangqiao, Shanghai, new ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai, Beijing party bosses among new leaders
China's new-look Politburo Standing Committee unveiled on Sunday has four new faces. Li Qiang, the second-ranked leader, has been a member of the ... ( read original story ...)