Flags at half-mast as China mourns late premier

Beijing (AFP) Nov 2, 2023

Flags flew at half-mast in Beijing on Thursday as China readied the funeral of late ex-premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country's future leader but who was eclipsed by Xi Jinping. Li, an economist and fluent English speaker, died from a sudden heart attack in Shanghai last week at the age of 68, just months after stepping down as the country's second-ranked l