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Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has died following a sudden heart attack at the age of 68, state media reported on Friday.
“Comrade Li Keqiang, while resting in Shanghai in recent days, experienced a sudden heart attack on Oct. 26 and after all-out efforts to revive him failed, died in Shanghai at ten minutes past midnight on Oct. 27,” state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The former premier served under President Xi Jinping from 2013 until his retirement in March. A top economist, he was seen as a Communist Party leadership contender, before being increasingly sidelined by Xi in recent years.
ss/rc (AP, AFP, Reuters)
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