Xi jinping and li keqiang relationship at odds

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Signs of infighting surface among Chinese leadership
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s ‘stall economy’ proposal met with criticism from within CCP

The two most powerful figures in the Chinese leadership appear at odds with each other over a stimulus approach for the economic recovery, pointing to a rift in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克強) on May 28 proposed the notion of a "stall economy" as a way to revive the battered state of things and spur spending amid the coronavirus fallout. The policy would signal the return of street vendors, who were largely cracked down on prior to the pandemic.

 

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Less than a week later, however, CCP mouthpieces and a number of government media outlets have mounted a campaign against that approach over its potential to blemish the image of cities.

In a commentary on Saturday (June 6), Beijing Daily lashed out at vendors for being the source of fake products, noise pollution, and traffic woes, and claimed their return would only compromise efforts to improve hygiene and promote a civilized society. China Central Television (CCTV) also carried an opinion piece on its website Sunday (June 7) slamming major cities for jumping on the bandwagon in pursuit of the stall economy model.

Street vendors are not an elixir to economic woes, and blindly adopting the method will see years of "delicate management" of urban development go down the drain, the article proclaimed.

 

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The backlash from the party's own mouthpieces indicates the opposing views of Li Keqiang and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平), sparking talk of conflict brewing within the CCP. Xi was allegedly riled by Li's remark at the annual National People's Congress last month that China still has 600 million people living on a monthly income of 1,000 yuan (US$141), a reminder of the country's ongoing struggle to lift its people out of poverty.

 

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One of them will not make it to the end of the year... not necessarily killed.

 

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National People’s Congress delegates voted 2,964 to 2 to approve Li’s appointment. That comes a day after party leader Xi Jinping was reappointed China’s president with no limits on how many terms he can serve.

The premier traditionally is China’s top economic official but Xi, the country’s most dominant leader since Mao Zedong, has stripped Li of many of the post’s most prominent duties by appointing himself to lead party bodies that oversee economic reform and state industry.

The legislature also approved the appointment of Yang Xiaodu as director for the National Supervisory Commission, created from a merger of the party’s internal anti-graft watchdog with one that oversees civil servants. It will have the power to detain suspects for up to six months without seeking court approvals

 

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One of them will not make it to the end of the year... not necessarily killed.

Li keqiang in danger of sudden " suicide "

 

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Some experts say the approach may be deliberate. Xi, who has aggressively centralised power and made himself the core of the Communist party, may be more at risk to the political fallout of the coronavirus. Local government officials have so far borne the brunt of criticism, but as the central government handles the crisis more scrutiny will be placed on top officials.


If the situation improves, he will take credit. If it worsens the blame will be pinned on Li Keqiang,” said Willy Lam, an adjunct professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Some of the central-level efforts were approved by Xi, such as a lockdown in Wuhan and surrounding cities when there was not enough medical supplies and hospital capacity to cope with the number of patients.
Xi’s absence from the scene has been noticed. “He has not visited places hard hit by the virus,” Lam said. “This has been criticised in part because Xi claims to be the core of the leadership, the all-powerful leadership … and he doesn’t have the guts to go the epidemic-stricken areas.”

 

[laksaboy]

Xi Jinping controls the military... for now. If this situation changes, the 'Ceausescu' option might actually happen.

 

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China Economy
China turns to ‘street vendor economy’ to help manage unemployment crisis

• New policy to encourage street vendors is backed by Premier Li Keqiang as a way to create self-employed businesses to absorb newly unemployed
• Policy is a U-turn for the government, which previously cracked down on street vendors as part of urban rejuvenation programmes

 

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China has turned to a “street vendor economy” – encouraging people to set up open-air stalls as full or part-time jobs – amid an unprecedented wave of unemployment caused by the economic fallout following the coronavirus outbreak.


The policy change, promoted by Premier Li Keqiang, came as tens of millions of workers have lost their jobs due to the business closures and transport disruptions over the last few months. It also marks a U-turn from the Communist Party’s previous efforts to clamp down on street vendors as part of its effort to tighten control of urban life.


Street vending, often a way for the urban poor and migrants from rural areas to make a living, has until now been viewed as an eyesore by China’s urban authorities as cities sought to enhance their urban landscapes with skyscrapers, squares and even fake antique city appearances.


As most street vendors and temporary stalls are not properly licensed, their existence was also seen as a way to evade rent and taxes. The capital city of Beijing took extreme measures in a massive beautification campaign in 2017 by shutting down small shops and cracking down on vendors, kicking out hundreds of thousands migrant workers as members of an unwelcome “low-end population”.

 

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They can torture xi jinping by making him eat Chinese food till he die.

 

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Li keqiang is more well like within and out of china .


Li Keqiang was born on 1 July 1955 in Hefei, Anhui province. His father was a local official in Anhui.

Li graduated from Hefei No.8 Senior High School in 1974,[4] during the Cultural Revolution, and was sent for rural labour in Fengyang County, Anhui, where he eventually joined the Communist Party of China and made his way in becoming the party head of the local production team. He was awarded the honour of Outstanding Individual in the Study of Mao Zedong Thought during this time.[5] Li refused his father's offer of grooming him for the local county's party leadership and entered the School of Law at Peking University, where he received his LLB[6] and became the president of the university's student council. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in economics in 1995, and the prominent economist Li Yining (no relation) was his doctoral advisor. His doctoral dissertation was awarded the Sun Yefang Prize, China's highest prize in economics.[7]

In 1982, Li became the Communist Youth League secretary at Peking University.[8] He entered the top leadership of the national organization of the Communist Youth League (CYL) in 1983 as a member of its secretariat, and has worked closely with former Party General Secretary Hu Jintao, who also rose through the ranks of the CYL, ever since. Li became the organization's First Secretary in 1993 and served until 1998. He is a representative member of the first generation to have risen from the CYL leadership

 

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There is a saying Li keqiang is choosen by hu jingtao to succeed him as president previously.

 

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Street vendors is the best solution now in my opinion.
Anyway let chn economy crash is good for everyone.

 

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Can only see unhappiness

 

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang re-elected, but influence expected to wane

BEIJING – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was re-elected for a second five-year term by the National People’s Congress on Sunday, although it is believed that he will have less influence within the government as President Xi Jinping moves to bolster his influence at home and abroad.

Xi confidant Wang Qishan, who was appointed vice president by the country’s largely rubber-stamp parliament Saturday, is expected to take charge of various economic matters, an area that has traditionally been the purview of the premier.

 

[Leongsam]

China is fucked. Serves them right.

 

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China is fucked. Serves them right.

 

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can't beat pasar malam in jb.

 

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Li has at times managed economic policies but his influence in that field is likely to decrease with the appointment of Wang as vice president.

Wang, who was one of the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the ruling Communist Party of China, served as vice premier in charge of financial affairs and worked on economic negotiations with the United States.

Xi is expected to ask Wang to deal with trade disputes with Washington, which has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating tensions with China and other trading partners.

Two legislators voted against Li’s reappointment as premier, with 2,964 in favor.

Li, an economic expert who graduated from Peking University, is known as a confidant of Xi’s predecessor, Hu Jintao. The pair worked together at the Communist Youth League of China, an organization composed of the country’s young political elite.

As Xi apparently desires to remain in office indefinitely, he has been trying to diminish the league’s influence.

Xi, who has promised to intensify the fight against corruption, also ousted Ling Jihua, a onetime top aide to Hu, for suspected bribery.

Ling was one of the prime targets of Xi’s anti-graft campaign that critics say is partly aimed at helping him further consolidate his grip on power and stave off influence from his predecessor’s faction.

Xi was re-elected for a second five-year term as China’s president by parliament Saturday.

On Sunday, the National People’s Congress also appointed Yang Xiaodu, a member of the Political Bureau of the ruling party, as director of the new national supervisory commission, under which various anti-graft bodies will be integrated.

A provision regarding the new anti-graft agency was adopted earlier this month by parliament to be inserted in China’s constitution, the first amendment to the charter since 2004.

China’s congress agreed to appoint Yang, with 2,953 voting in favor, six against and seven abstaining.