Although the public shaming of China's former president Hu Jintao is the story that went viral, the ouster of Li Keqiang is probably more important.
From the AP via Taiwan News, October 22:
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No. 2 official and a proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members who will not be reappointed to the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee.
They were not on the list released Saturday of the ruling Communist Party's new 205-member Central Committee, which means they cannot serve on the Standing Committee.
The others dropped from the list were Shanghai party chief Han Zheng, party advisory body head Wang Yang, and Li Zhanshu, a longtime ally of leader Xi Jinping and the head of the largely ceremonial National People's Congress....
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Premier Li has made a number of appearances on our little blog, here's the introduction to one from 2019:"China must ‘expand domestic demand’ as economy shrinks"—Premier Li
The Premier is the technocrat's technocrat.
