Suspicions Swirl Over Chinese Prime Minister’s Death

The sudden death of a former top communist official have raised speculation over his cause of death.

Chinese armed police officers practice their shooting skills as part of an anti-terror drill by the Shanghai Armed Police Corps in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 9, 2007. China Photos/Getty Images

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The body of the deceased Chinese former premier Li Keqiang was cremated on Nov. 2 in Beijing after being carried from Shanghai. Despite the official obituary blaming Li’s death on a heart attack, speculations around his death went viral, pointing to the Central Guard Bureau, which was in charge of Li’s security, as well as armed police in Shanghai, the city where he died.