Chinese Premier Li Qiang was unexpectedly absent from a recent national meeting held in Beijing. A political analyst said that this is a deliberate arrangement, highlighting the fact that Xi Jinping, the top leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is gradually ostracizing Mr. Li. Another analyst believes that Mr. Li’s marginalization by Mr. Xi may be closely related to a Reuters report.
The CCP began its 18th National Congress of Trade Unions in the country’s capital on Oct. 9. It’s customary for all seven members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau to be in attendance, but Mr. Li was the only one absent this time.
