5. Le Keqiang obituary

(Authorized for release) Obituary notice for Comrade Li Keqiang from Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, National People’s Congress, and National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 27 – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference solemnly declare: Outstanding members of the Communist Party of China, time-tested and loyal members Comrade Li Keqiang, a communist fighter, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary and statesman, an outstanding leader of the party and the country, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th, 18th and 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and former Premier of the State Council, died of a heart attack. After all efforts to rescue him failed, he died in Shanghai at 0:10 on October 27, 2023 at the age of 68.

Comrade Li Keqiang was born in July 1955 in Dingyuan, Anhui Province. He has loved the party, the motherland and the people since he was a teenager, studied hard and pursued progress. From March 1974, he joined the Dongling Brigade of Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in May 1976. From November 1976 to March 1978, he served as Party Secretary of the Damiao Brigade of Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui Province. Branch secretary. From March 1978 to February 1982, he studied at the Law Department of Peking University and served as the head of the school student union. Since February 1982, Comrade Li Keqiang has successively served as Secretary of the Youth League Committee of Peking University, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Director of the School Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and Secretary-General of the All-China Federation of Students, Alternate Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and Vice-Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation, Director of the National Youth Working Committee. Since March 1993, he has served as First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and President of the China Youth Institute of Political Science, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress. He considers and arranges the work of the regiment closely around the party's central tasks and serves the overall work of the party and the country. Since June 1998, Comrade Li Keqiang has successively served as Deputy Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, Acting Governor, Governor, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Governor, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress. He proposed the goal of realizing the rise of the Central Plains and formed a development consensus throughout the province. While vigorously promoting the process of industrialization and urbanization, he also accelerated agricultural modernization and promoted the rapid development of various economic and social undertakings in Henan. Since December 2004, Comrade Li Keqiang has successively served as Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress. He firmly seized the dual opportunities of Northeastern revitalization and coastal opening up, focused on deepening the reform of state-owned enterprises, building a "five-point, one-line" coastal economic belt, proposing and organizing the implementation of concentrated contiguous shanty town reconstruction, and promoting the employment of "zero-employment families", etc. People's livelihood projects have achieved remarkable results in promoting the revitalization of Liaoning's old industrial base. In October 2007, Comrade Li Keqiang was elected as a member of the Political Bureau and Standing Committee of the 17th CPC Central Committee. In March 2008, he served as Vice Premier and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Council, responsible for the executive work of the State Council, including development and reform, finance, land and resources, environmental protection, construction, and health. He assisted in responding to the international financial crisis, accelerating economic structural adjustment, in-depth implementation of regional coordinated development strategies, promoting energy conservation and emission reduction and ecological and environmental protection, and deepening the reform of the medical and health system. We will take ensuring the basics, strengthening the grassroots, and building mechanisms as the focus of the medical reform work, and promote the "three-wheel drive" of medical insurance, medicine, and medical treatment. Efforts will be made to promote affordable housing projects to help the people live and work in peace and contentment. Actively explore new paths for environmental protection and insist on protecting while developing and developing while protecting. In November 2012, Comrade Li Keqiang was re-elected as a member of the Political Bureau and Standing Committee of the 18th CPC Central Committee. In March 2013, at the first session of the 12th National People's Congress, he was appointed Premier of the State Council and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Council from the same month. In the face of complex domestic and international situations, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, we adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, maintain strategic focus, strive to improve macro-control, focus on pre-adjustment and fine-tuning, and focus on directional regulation. Carry out in-depth "Internet +" actions and accelerate the conversion of old and new driving forces. We will adhere to the basic national policy of opening up to the outside world and solidly advance the construction of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. Promote the full performance of government functions in accordance with the law and strive to build a law-based government, an innovative government, a clean government and a service-oriented government that satisfies the people. In October 2017, Comrade Li Keqiang was once again elected as a member of the Political Bureau and Standing Committee of the 19th CPC Central Committee. In March 2018, at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, he was again appointed Premier of the State Council and served as Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Council. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, in the face of multiple challenges such as the accelerating evolution of world changes, the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, and the domestic economic downturn, we have adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and implemented the new development concept completely, accurately, and comprehensively. Build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, coordinate development and security, continue to do a good job in "six stability" and "six guarantees", and coordinate the advancement of stabilizing growth, promoting reform, adjusting structure, benefiting people's livelihood, preventing risks, and ensuring stability. In this work, we will actively expand domestic effective demand, keep the economy operating within a reasonable range, and rely on innovation to drive the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure. We will implement the people-centered development philosophy, focus on ensuring basic needs, protecting the bottom line, and promoting fairness, strengthen the policy orientation of giving priority to employment, and expand the supply of affordable housing. Promote poverty alleviation, implement the rural revitalization strategy, and consolidate and expand the results of poverty alleviation. We have implemented the concept that clear waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets and have achieved significant results in promoting the construction of ecological civilization.

After serving as Premier of the State Council, Comrade Li Keqiang also served as the leader of the State Council’s Leading Group for Revitalizing the Northeastern Region and Other Old Industrial Bases, the State Council Leading Group for the Development of Western Regions, the National Science and Technology Education Leading Group, and the leader of the country’s efforts to address climate change and energy conservation and emission reduction. The team leaders and others have devoted a lot of efforts in the fields of science and technology, education, ecological environmental protection, comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China, and development of the western region. After the outbreak of the COVID-19, Comrade Li Keqiang served as the leader of the Central Leading Group for Epidemic Response. He conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, put people first and life first, and promoted the overall coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development to achieve major positive results. Comrade Li Keqiang insists on proceeding from China's national conditions, upholding and improving the basic socialist economic system, continuing to promote economic system reform, adhering to the direction of socialist market economic reform, properly handling the relationship between the government and the market, and allowing the market to play a decisive role in resource allocation, and more We should give full play to the role of the government and promote a better combination of effective markets and promising governments. He continues to promote the transformation of government functions and the reform of the administrative system, coordinates the reform of key areas such as finance and taxation, finance, investment, and science and technology, implements a more proactive opening-up strategy, and implements a wider, wider, and deeper opening to the outside world. Comrade Li Keqiang is full of affection for the people, and strives to solve the people's outstanding difficulties in employment, education, housing, medical care, elderly care, etc., secure the bottom line of people's livelihood, and continuously improve the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.

In March 2023, Comrade Li Keqiang stop serving as Premier of the State Council. After retiring from his leadership position, he firmly supported and supported the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, cared about the development of the party and the country's undertakings, and firmly supported the construction of party style and clean government and the fight against corruption.

Comrade Li Keqiang’s life was a life of revolution, a life of struggle, a life of glory, a life of serving the people wholeheartedly, and a life of devotion to the cause of communism. His death is a great loss to the party and the country. We must turn grief into strength, learn from his revolutionary spirit, noble character and fine style, unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and fully implement Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics We should deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve "two maintenances", strengthen confidence, work together with one heart and one mind, work hard and move forward courageously. , and work together in unity to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.

 Comrade Li Keqiang will live forever!