China alters vice premier selection, paving way for Xi loyalists

With Premier Li set to leave in 2023, race on to appoint a successor

20210310N Li Keqiang (REUTERS)

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's second and final consecutive term is set to end in March 2023. © Reuters

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- With time running out to stack a pool of candidates that are loyal to President Xi Jinping, China's parliament is set to alter a political selection process that will have deep ramifications on the country's second-most powerful position once held by the legendary Zhou Enlai.

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