China's new prime minister is Li Qiang
Communist Party leader Li Qiang (63) took over as the new Prime Minister of China. He was elected as the new prime minister in the country's parliament on Saturday (March 11) morning. In a report, Qatar-based media Al Jazeera reported this news.
Xi Jinping chose Li as the Prime Minister after his third term as President. Li became the Prime Minister after receiving 2,900 votes in the National People's Congress of China. Before that, the country's prime minister was Li Keqiang. In terms of state rank, the position of Prime Minister is second in the country.
Li is known for China's much talked about 'Zero-Covid' policy. He proved his loyalty to the President by sticking to this policy despite facing strong protests and complaints.
Xi Jinping was the general secretary of the Communist Party in China's eastern Zhejiang province. At this time, Li Qiang was his chief of staff from 2004 to 2007. This is how he met and became close to President Xi. After this, Li also served as the leader of the Communist Party of Shanghai.
The newly appointed prime minister is now tasked with restarting China's slow-moving economy after the pandemic. In addition, he has to deal with the problems of declining global demand for exports, rising US tariffs on Chinese products, etc.
China's economic growth rate was only 3 percent last year. The country has set a growth target of only 5 percent for this year. This is the lowest growth target China has set in the past three decades. .
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