China Names Xi Jinping Loyalists As Core Leadership Group
Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping broke precedent Sunday by paving the way for his third term as president and the possible appointment of a prime minister with no prior experience as vice president. Li Qiang, Shanghai’s party secretary, came second behind Xi at a press conference on Sunday. Li is a known Xi loyalist and oversaw strict Covid controls in Shanghai earlier this year....