Executive Vice Premier, State Council Keqiang Li of China
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Efforts should be made to foster new areas of economic growth so as to reach the goal of long-term steady and fast economic development, Li said during an inspection tour from Aug 18-19 in Tianjin, a north China port city.
Many note that the reason behind Hu Jintaos support for Xi and Li is that they both lack the exposure and support from factions both in the party and the military and are jealously criticized by peers after being promoted.
Li is speculated as the likely successor of Wen Jiabao as Premier in the "fifth generation" of CPC leadership.
Li was born in Dingyuan, Anhui in 1955.
Li has been touted as a possible successor to Hu Jintao, whose second term as General Secretary, expected to be his last, will end in 2012.
Li is married to Cheng Hong, a professor at Peking University.
bilateral relations," Li said in the statement.
and other regional and international issues of common concern.
between the two peoples, all-along mutual political trust and equal respect.
Li said in a statement delivered at the airport that he is delighted to pay an official visit to Kuwait, noting that the relationship between China and Kuwait, especially in the fields of trade, energy, finance and culture, has witnessed remarkable growth since the two forged diplomatic relations in 1971.
China attaches great importance to the issue of trade imbalance between the two countries, and China wants to develop "comprehensive, balanced and sustainable" trade ties with Egypt, Li said in his speech at a business forum Thursday in the Egyptian capital.
Li said that the development of cooperation between China and Indonesia, both as important developing countries in the region, serves to the significant purpose to promote peace and stability in the region and the world.
Li said in a written statement delivered at the airport that he was delighted to visit Indonesia, noting that the development of friendship between China and Indonesia, both as important developing nations in Asia, serves to the fundamental interests of the two nations and the two peoples.
Li is speculated as one of the likely successors to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in the "fifth generation" of CPC leadership.
speech upon arrival at the airport.
with the Arab world and Africa, and regional, international issues.
Li said China and Singapore are friendly neighbors.
When meeting with Tangi, Li said the two nations had witnessed smooth growth in bilateral relations since forging diplomatic ties a decade ago.
Li said space technology played an important role in the modernization construction of China.
Li said China would support the peaceful exploitation of space and take an active part in international scientific research and exploration programmes.
Li had paid visits to Mianyang, Deyang and Dujiangyan, cities struck hardest by the quake.
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Li was born in July 1955 in Dingyuan, Anhui, the son of a low-ranking local official.
In 1991, Li took a brief sabbatical from his official duties to attend the Central Party School.
In 1998, Li was named deputy party secretary and acting governor of Henan; he was named governor of Henan in 1999.
In 2002, Li was reappointed as provincial governor and concurrently elevated to provincial party secretary.
In 2004, Li was reassigned to Liaoning, where he was appointed provincial party secretary and chair of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress.
With his elevation to the Politburo Standing Committee and appointment as vice premier, Li has been mentioned frequently as a possible successor to current PRC Premier Wen Jiabao.