Li Qiang: China elects Xi Jinping ally as premier

The man nominated as China's next premier by President Xi Jinping has been formally elected by parliament. Li Qiang is the former Communist Party leader of China's biggest city, Shanghai. The 63-year-old received almost every vote from more than 2,900 delegates at the National People's Congress.A close ally of President Xi, he is considered a pragmatist and will be tasked with reviving the