Wan Li, former chairman of the National People's Congress, pictured in an undated black and white photograph, taken during an NPC meeting in Beijing. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Wan Li, former chairman of the National People's Congress, pictured in an undated black and white photograph, taken during an NPC meeting in Beijing. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Wan Li, reformist party elder and former NPC chairman, dies aged 98

He was loyal supporter of the late leader Deng Xiaoping’s market-oriented reforms and economic pragmatism, but his role in 1989 democracy movement remains controversial

Cary Huang
Cary Huang

Updated: 2:45am, 16 Jul, 2015

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Wan Li, former chairman of the National People's Congress, pictured in an undated black and white photograph, taken during an NPC meeting in Beijing. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Wan Li, former chairman of the National People's Congress, pictured in an undated black and white photograph, taken during an NPC meeting in Beijing. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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