Chinese State Media Increasingly Sidelining Premier Li Keqiang

Chinese State Media Increasingly Sidelining Premier Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang raises his glass after a speech at a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2021. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Winnie Han
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the second-highest-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), seems to be deliberately marginalized by China’s state-run media.