Premier Li Keqiang, China’s second leader after Xi Jinping, has informed that he will step down in March next year. Let us inform that his second term ends in March 2023. Li is number two in the ruling Communist Party of China. According to the rules of the Communist Party of China, the leaders who lead the government retire after two terms of five years. However, Xi Jinping is an exception.
Li Keqiang, 66, said in a conversation with the media that this is my last year as a premier. Let us tell you that Li Keqiang became the Premier of China in the year 2013. He also heads the State Council of China’s cabinet and is the country’s second supreme leader after President Xi Jinping. According to reports, the leader of the Communist Party of China will choose the next premier.
Will Xi Jinping remain in power for life?
In addition to leading the military and the presidency, 68-year-old Xi Jinping, who heads the Chinese Communist Party, is preparing to remain in power unlike his predecessors. Jinping, who became president for the first time in March 2013, took the throne for the second time in March 2018. Experts watching China say that Xi Jinping will once again retain power in 2023 and will take over as the President for the third time.