Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who passed away on the 27th, was a Korean scholar who had visited Korea several times.
He visited Korea as first secretary of the Communist Youth League in 1994, two years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China. It was his first visit to Korea.
In 2006, 12 years later. He visited Korea again as Party Secretary of Liaoning Province, China.
In 2011, he visited South and North Korea in succession as Vice Premier of the State Council of China.
After he took office as China’s prime minister in 2013, he visited Korea in 2015. At that time, he visited Korea and completed several schedules.
Former Premier Li Keqiang attended the ‘Meeting with the Korean Business Community Invited by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’ held at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on November 1, 2015, and gave a speech emphasizing the importance of economic cooperation between the two countries.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do on the 2nd and took a commemorative photo with KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu, Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil, Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Lee Seok-jun, and Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center Director Lim Deok-rae. 2015.11.2. Joint photo reporting groupHe then visited the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do on November 2, and met with KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu, Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil, Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Lee Seok-jun, and Director Lim Deok-rae of the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center, promising economic cooperation and promoting the development of Korean-style creative companies. I looked at the current situation.
He made great efforts to serve as a bridge for the Korean economy by directly visiting the Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China in 2019 and emphasizing the importance of economic cooperation between the two countries.
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the China Committee for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the Korea International Trade Association, and KOTRA, connected Seoul and Beijing online on the morning of the 24th to hold the ‘Korea-China Business Forum Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Korea and China.’ (Provided by Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry) 2022.8.24His most recent activity was a congratulatory speech at a business forum commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China held on August 24, 2022.
At that time, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a business forum commemorating the 30th anniversary by connecting Seoul and Beijing online to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China. He appeared in a video on this forum and gave a congratulatory speech.
Meanwhile, he died of a heart attack on the 27th. He was born in 1955, so he was 68 years old. He was once a strong opponent of President Xi Jinping, enough to compete for succession with current President Xi Jinping, but he was eliminated from the succession race and had to remain as premier of the State Council.
He served as Premier of China’s State Council from 2013 to 2023 and retired in March of this year. He died 7 months after leaving office.
Source: Donga
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