China People's CongressChina alters vice premier selection, paving way for Xi loyalists
With Premier Li set to leave in 2023, race on to appoint a successor
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.