Li Peng

Li Peng's son, Li Xiaopeng, appointed acting governor of Shanxi

20 Dec 2012

Li Xiaopeng, who only just scraped into alternate membership of the Communist Party's Central Committee last month, has been appointed acting governor of Shanxi province, a promotion widely seen...

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China’s backroom power brokers block reform candidates

21 Nov 2012

Retired leaders in China’s Communist Party used a last-minute straw poll to block two pro-reform candidates from joining the policymaking standing committee, including one who had alienated party...

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Ex-premier Li Peng's son wins fewest votes

15 Nov 2012

With all 376 full and alternate members elected yesterday to the Communist Party's Central Committee, somebody has to be least popular among the bunch.

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Retired life comes easy for China's former leaders

11 Nov 2012

"Every man should confine himself to his own duties", the Chinese saying goes, and when state leaders retire they often vow to refrain from interfering in the nation's politics and seek more time...

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Retired leader Li Peng seeks to show influence ahead of congress

31 Oct 2012

Former premier Li Peng has thrust himself into the public eye before next week's party congress by donating 3 million yuan (HK$3.7 million) to a scholarship for poor university students in Yanan,...

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Li Peng is latest party veteran to bask in spotlight

7 Aug 2012

A lengthy People's Daily piece yesterday praising controversial former premier Li Peng is being seen as the latest attempt by party elders to flex their political muscles during sensitive talks to...

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Opinion

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Li Peng's thoughts get a big airing

In a rare move, People's Daily ran a full-page article yesterday about former premier Li Peng's new books on macroeconomics, as well as a commentary criticising mainstream Western economic...

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Bloggers take a swipe at 'fashion week'

Plenty of famous faces, pomp and pageantry at the most significant annual political events in China have drawn much interest this week from the nation's army of web users, many of whom have taken...

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Power firm shops for Europe bargains

China Power International Holding, parent of listed China Power International Development (CPID) - both chaired by former premier Li Peng's daughter, Li Xiaolin - is eyeing opportunities to invest...

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Tiananmen diary becomes a hit

The diary of a former high-ranking mainland politician has become an internet sensation.

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Li Peng's diary sets cyberspace on fire

The unpublished diary believed to have been written by former premier Li Peng on the 1989 student pro-democracy protests became the hottest topic in mainland cyberspace over the weekend after it...

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Window on current leaders' response

Ex-premier Li Peng praised Wen Jiabao for his refusal to sign off on an important telegram that could have led to an emergency session of the National People's Congress over the legality of...

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