China's next Premier will be Xi Jinping’s close ally Li Qiang

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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China's next Premier will be Xi Jinping’s close ally Li Qiang

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Despite facing strong backlash for a chaotic two-month Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai earlier this year the city’s party chief, Li Qiang, is expected to become China’s next premier in March after the incumbent Li Keqiang steps down. It is the highest-ranking position in China after Xi Jinping. Li Qiang has previously worked closely under Xi in China’s southern economic powerhouse, Zhejiang province.