On Sunday, China's president paved the way for his third term as president and the appointment of a premier with no previous experience as a vice premier.
At a meeting with the press on Sunday, Li was second behind Xi. Li was in charge of strict Covid controls in Shanghai.
The Chinese government usually holds an annual meeting in March to confirm the president and premier.
After the conclusion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the outgoing premier walked out second behind the leader.
All modern China's premiers except for the first have served as vice premiers. According to a state media biography, Li Qiang has never held a vice premier position.
The Politburo standing committee, the core circle of power in the ruling Communist Party of China, included both Xi and Li, as well as five other people.
China’s President Xi Jinping (C) and other members of the Communist Party of China’s Politburo Standing Committee meet the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 23, 2022.According to an official translation, Xi emphasized the Party's leadership in "a new journey to turn China into a modern socialist country"
He said that the world also needs China and that it was not possible for China to develop in its own way. China would open its door "ever wider" and that it would be "deepening reform and opening up across the board", according to the president.
The new central committee members did not include four of the previous Politburo members. The three who were left were Wang Huning, Xi and Leji.
The Politburo and its standing committee are decided by the central committee.
Politburo members are in charge of top-level economic policy. In his role as premier and head of the State Council, Li Keqiang has been an official face and leader of implementation.
The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, the chairman of the Central Military Commission and the president of China are held by him. The president had set the stage for a third, five-year term in office.
The groups that went around the premier's typical economic policy-making responsibilities helped consolidate his power over the last 10 years.
The ministry heads who remained on the central committee list were notable.
He was appointed to the Politburo.
The shake-up will not lead to dramatic changes of China's macro policies according to Bruce Pang.
Pang said that policy focus will not be on launching newStimulus but on implementing existing policies and letting them take effect Domestic demand to support jobs is important.
The contributions of Li Qiang to China's "opening-up" and economic growth have been noted.
The opening speech of the party's 20th National Congress affirmed China's greater focus on national security and high quality growth. China faces a new situation for attracting foreign investment as a result of the shift away from high-speed growth.
Gabriel Wildau, managing director at consulting firm Teneo, said in a note that there are competing objectives and that some types of economic growth are preferred to others.
Party leaders want growth to be driven by advanced manufacturing and technology.
The Chinese Communist Party needs to unite in order to achieve national rejuvenation, according to the president. According to state media, the 20th National Congress agreed to amend the national constitution to include more ideas.
The question for many China watchers is not how Xi consolidates power but who his successor will be.
In July, Yuen Yuen Ang, associate professor of political science at the University of Michigan, wrote in the Journal of Democracy that China's bureaucracy has become less independent and more tied to the leader.
She said that the Chinese Communist Party's hold on power would be threatened by succession battles.
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