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#OnThisDay in 2023, #LiKeqiang, Chinese Premier of the State Council and China's head of government, died of a #heartattack at 68.
#RIP 🕊️🤍

taz (inoffiziell)Mar 5, 2024

Premier Li Qiang legt ein ambitioniertes Wachstumsziel vor, zeigt jedoch kaum Reformwillen. Der Verteidigungsetat soll weiter stark steigen.#China #NationalerVolkskongress #LiKeqiang #Immobilienkrise #Taiwan #Asien #Politik
Volkskongress in China: Irgendwas mit fünf Prozent

Volkskongress in China: Irgendwas mit fünf Prozent

Premier Li Qiang legt ein ambitioniertes Wachstumsziel vor, zeigt jedoch kaum Reformwillen. Der Verteidigungsetat soll weiter stark steigen.

The Citizen Lab Nov 21, 2023

@citizenlab's @emiledirks and Jeffrey Knockel uncover hard and soft #censorship on 7 #China search platforms after the death of former Chinese Premier #LiKeqiang.
These are triggered by keyword combinations and demonstrate China's control over the narrative around politically sensitive topics.

https://citizenlab.ca/2023/11/chinese-censorship-following-the-death-of-li-keqiang/

Chinese censorship following the death of Li Keqiang - The Citizen Lab

As part of our ongoing project monitoring changes to Chinese search censorship, we tracked changes to censorship following Li Keqiang’s death across seven Internet platforms: Baidu, Baidu Zhidao, Bilibili, Microsoft Bing, Jingdong, Sogou, and Weibo. We found that some keyword combinations in search queries triggers hard censorship whereas others trigger soft censorship. Our results demonstrate China’s ongoing efforts to push state-sanctioned narratives concerning politically sensitive topics, impacting the integrity of the online information environment.

The Citizen Lab

The Japan Times Nov 7, 2023

Economic experts refer to China as “a black box” where the lack of information has made it difficult to make meaningful and accurate judgments about the country and its prospects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/07/world/china/?utm_content=buffer6caae&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #likeqiang #xijinping #chinesecommunistparty #chineseeconomy

China's opaque politics and the Li Keqiang mystery

Li reportedly had bypass surgery and was taking drugs after a liver transplant, both of which would have increased the risk of a heart attack.

The Japan Times

Darnell Clayton

Nov 4, 2023

People in #China 🇨🇳 are mourning the passing of #LiKeqiang.

There seems to be speculation that #Keqiang was killed as he believed in reforming China 🇨🇳 while #XiJinping disagreed with that perspective (disagreeing with #Jinping is bad for your health in China 🇨🇳).

📹 https://youtu.be/61VnOM8ZTGY

Apparently the Chinese government is nervous about people laying flowers & showing public remorse & has ramped up security in Beijing.

Military Convoy Heads to Beijing, Whole City on Semi-Martial Law! Shanghai Rebels on Halloween

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Poetry News Nov 3, 2023

Flags at Tiananmen
Lower in grief for Li Keqiang
The people's premier

#china #tiananmen #likeqiang #grief #haiku #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-lowers-flags-half-mast-former-premier-lis-cremation-day-2023-11-02/

China cremates 'people's' premier, lowers national flag amidst outpouring of grief

China lowered the national flag at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Thursday amid an outpouring of grief online as the country cremated former premier Li Keqiang, known as "the people's premier" for his down-to-earth, hands-on leadership.

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Katika Kühnreich Nov 2, 2023

After the death of #LiKeqiang, former #premier of #China, there is #tension. Traditionally, #burials often are used to express #dissatisfaction, #discontent, or #riot like the one of #ZhouEnlai in 1976, of #HuYaobang, 1989.
Last time the government was that nervous about a #funeral was after #Ürümqifire during the #A4 #protests or #白纸运动 .
In China #Li became more popular as he was not part of #XiJinping group of power. As #HuJintao he was part of the #YouthLeague or #Tuanpei 团派 faction.

The Japan Times Oct 31, 2023

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang never really got a chance to realize his ambition and use his knowledge to steer the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/30/world/li-keqiang-china-obituary/?utm_content=buffer25da1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #likeqiang #china #chinesecommunistparty #xijinping #obituary

Remembering Li Keqiang, who retired with a broken heart

He is best known outside of China for the Li Keqiang Index, created by The Economist to measure the nation’s economic growth.

The Japan Times

Michal Bogusz Oct 31, 2023

Kwiaty dla Li, złość na Xi

W Chinach ludzie oddają cześć zmarłemu premierowi składając kwiaty czasami w nieoczekiwanych miejscach. Niemniej władze starają się ograniczyć te spontaniczne wybuchy żałoby. Może to się wydawać dziwne, ale z perspektywy Pekinu to przejaw cichego protestu.

https://wp.me/p3fv0T-fH7 #Chiny #ChRL #żałoba #śmierć #premier #LiKeqiang #protest #XiJinping #POLECANE

Kwiaty dla Li, złość na Xi

Sofie 🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇦🇬🇱Oct 29, 2023

Here is a good summary of the rumors about the sudden death of former Chinas Premier Li Keqiang. It also answers why so many Chinese mourn despite lackluster results and why many love songs are blocked in China.

Summary of rumors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PthL7zdm-8

Death news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATYUNvfVfYU

#CCP #China #Shanghai #XiJinping #LiKeqiang

A quest to discover the real causes of Li Keqiang’s death

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