Li Keqiang’s Demise Casts Spotlight on His Last Stay in Shanghai Dongjiao State Guest Hotel

The state-owned hotel may be used for confinement under the control of the Central Guard Bureau from Beijing.

A security guard stands outside the entrance to the Dongjiao State Guest Hotel in Shanghai on April 15, 2021.Hector Retamal /AFP via Getty Images

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently died of a sudden heart attack after swimming in Shanghai’s Dongjiao State Guest Hotel, putting the hotel in the spotlight.

CCTV, a state media network, said Mr. Li had been “resting in Shanghai recently” and had died of a heart attack at 0:10 a.m. on Oct.27 after an “all-out effort” to revive him.