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Hundreds of mourners have lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s childhood residence, a day after he died of a heart attack HONG KONG -- Hundreds of mourners lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li Ke qiang ’s childhood residence on Saturday, a day after he died of a heart attack. Li was born in Hefei in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where he spent most of his childhood and youth. People came overnight to Li’s former residence at Hongxing Road No. 80 with bouquets of chrysanthemums and other flowers. Some bowed in respect, while others cried. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Everyone is in sorrow," said Fei Wenzhao, who visited the site on Friday night. She said that the flowers laid out stretched 100 meters (yards). The road leading to the residence was closed to traffic Saturday afternoon to allow people to pay their respects. The line stretched hundreds of meters. Li, 68, was China’s top economic official for a decade, help...

The sudden death of China’s former No. 2 leader Li Keqiang has shocked many people in the country HONG KONG -- The sudden death of former China's No. 2 leader Li Keqiang has shocked many people in the country, and they are paying tribute to the ex-official who promised market-oriented reforms but was politically sidelined. Li, who died Friday of a heart attack, was China’s top economic official for a decade, helping navigate the world’s second-largest economy through challenges such as tensions with the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic. He was known for his advocacy of private Business but lost much of his i NFL uence as President Xi Jinping accumulated ever-greater powers and elevated the Military and security services in aid of the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” A hashtag related to his death on the Chinese social media platform Weibo drew over 1 billion views in just a few hours. On posts about Li, the “like” button was turned into a daisy — a common flowe...