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China's Premier Li Keqiang dropped in leadership shuffle

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Premier Li Keqiang attend the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 22, 2022. [AP Photo]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No. 2 official and a chief proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members of the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle Sunday.

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