Li Keqiang, then Chinese Prime Minister, speaks during a press conference at the Hebei Hall of the Great Hall of the People during the visit of the German Chancellor. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Former Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang, 68, died early on Friday after suffering a sudden heart attack in Shanghai, state news agency Xinhua reports. The former premier suffered a heart attack late on Thursday and died at 12:10 am on Friday (1610 GMT Thursday) after attempts to resuscitate him failed. Li Keqiang had stepped down as premier in March after 10 years in office under Chinese President Xi Jinping. Li Keqiang was born on July 1, 1955 in Dingyuan, in the eastern province of Anhui, the son of a functionary. Like other intellectuals he was forced to In 1974 during the Cultural Revolut...
