BEIJING -- As the National People's Congress wraps up, attention is turning to the question of who will succeed Premier Li Keqiang next year, a decision that could reveal much about the power balance in the Communist Party's upper echelons.
U.S. trade tensions, slowing economic growth weigh on choice of Li's successor

The short list to replace Li Keqiang as premier, from left: Shanghai party chief Li Qiang, top advisory body chairman Wang Yang, and Vice Premier Hu Chunhua. (Source photos by Kyodo)
BEIJING -- As the National People's Congress wraps up, attention is turning to the question of who will succeed Premier Li Keqiang next year, a decision that could reveal much about the power balance in the Communist Party's upper echelons.