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  Chinese Communist Party Opens Its 15th National Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Li Lanqing, a noted foreign trade expert, today was promoted from a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to a member of its Standing Committee at the First Plenary Session of the 15th Party Central Committee here.
Li Lanqing was born in 1932 in Zhenjiang City in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Li is also one of the key figures who initiated the state policy of "developing China by relying on science and technology." He won praise from intellectuals for his efforts to reform China's education system, increase education funds and seek solutions to such problems as salaries of teachers.
www.c-b-w.com /general/goverment/lilanqing.htm   (475 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Singapore Has Different Laws for Different People
On July 6, Li Lanqing, former vice premier of China and former head of the 610 office, arrived in Singapore to receive an honorary doctorate from the National University of Singapore upon invitation by Lee Kuan Yew, senior minister of Singapore.
Li Lanqing is the former head of the 610 office in China, a Gestapo like agency, and has been sued for crimes against humanity and torture by Falun Gong practitioners in the US, France, Belgium, Taiwan, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, Chile, Holland, Japan and Sweden.
On July 12, Ng Chye Huay was arrested by police for displaying a banner during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy against Li Lanqing's role in the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-7-23/44180.html   (912 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Singapore Arrests Falun Gong Adherents
Li Lanqing is the former head of the 6-10 Office, the office that, according to Human Rights Watch, has directed the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
Li is also a former vice-premier of China and a former member of the central committee of China's politburo.
According to Marsh, although Li is listed as the "former" head of the 6-10 Office, he is still very much involved in the persecution of Falun Gong: "In China there is a clique loyal to Jiang Zemin, the former head of the CCP who began the persecution in 1999.
www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-7-18/44014.html   (670 words)

  
 Report: China Detained 35,000 Sect Members (washingtonpost.com)
Li reportedly added that even during China's National Day celebrations on Oct. 1 an arrest was made of a student marching from the prestigious Qinghua University who had prepared a banner reading: "Falun Dafa," another way of saying Falun Gong.
Parts of Li's speech in the Great Hall of the People were published by state-run media, but details on the detentions were not.
Li's speech was given to 3,000 party officials, including members of the political department of the People's Liberation Army and other Communist Party security organs.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/pmextra/nov99/29/china.htm   (861 words)

  
 China Vitae : Biography of Li Lanqing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Li Lanqing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province.
Li worked in the automobile industry for over 20 years prior to becoming director of the Foreign Investment Administrative Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade.
Li was an alternate member of the 13th CPC Central Committee, a member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees, a member of the Politburo of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees, and a Standing Committee member of Politburo of the 15th CPC Central Committee.
www.chinavitae.com /biography/Li_Lanqing/full   (391 words)

  
 Article from French Reunion Island Daily News: Li Lanqing should have been Sued in January | Clearharmony - Falundafa ...
Li Lanqing is the head of the "610 Office", an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems in China.
The hearing reminded people that when Li Lanqing stopped over in Reunion Island in January, he was the Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China.
At present, the judicial department is not aware of the whereabouts of Li Lanqing.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200308/14419.html   (474 words)

  
 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Li Ruihuan's position as chairman of the second parliamentary body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, will be taken by 68-year-old Li Lanqing, a close associate of Mr Jiang who has lately achieved a high media profile.
Li Peng is said to be pushing for the promotion of his follower, Luo Gan, now running the Communist Party's legal and security apparatus, into the Standing Committee.
A favourite of President Jiang, Li Changchun - currently the party secretary of Guangdong - is likely to join the wider Politburo and may be named a vice-premier in 2003.
www.reversespins.com /chinaleaders.html   (555 words)

  
 War against fake goods to clean up marketplace
Vice-Premier Li Lanqing said the crackdown against such fake products is now in full swing.
Li warned that authorities concerned should not ease off in their efforts, since the campaign has achieved no more than initial success.
Li urges strengthening the quarantine of exported goods to ensure their quality.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2001-07/25/content_72079.htm   (310 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Education for 1.3 Billion - Former Chinese Vice Premier Li LanQing on 10 Years of Education Reform and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Li held a key role in the government as head of education.
Li describes how major policy decisions were taken, how he himself grappled with the challenges associated with change, and his views on important issues in Chinese education.
Li’s concept of education, his personal experiences and passions, his personality as a public servant, and delves into "who he is"— a man with deep devotion and passion for education.
www.amazon.com /Education-1-3-Billion-Chinese-Development/dp/9620147820   (1372 words)

  
 Vice Premier Li Lanqing Met with South African President Thabo Mbeki
Li conveyed to Mbeki the cordial greetings by President Jiang Zemin and the congratulations by General Secretary Hu Jintao on his being re-elected the President of South African National Congress.
Mbeki expressed his thanks, asking Li to communicate his best wishes to President Jiang and his congratulations on Hu's being elected the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Li briefed Mbeki on the follow-up activities of the Forum on Sino-African Cooperation.
www.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/wjb/zzjg/fzs/gjlb/3094/3096/t16585.htm   (575 words)

  
 CNN.com - Storm of controversy over CCP jockeying - Oct. 27, 2002
Huang is in a position to succeed the retiring Li Lanqing, 70, as Executive Vice Premier, while Jia could become Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
The incumbent CPPCC chief, Li Ruihuan, 68, is in line to succeed the unpopular Li Peng, 74, as Chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC).
According to a senior Western diplomat, Jiang's original intention was to replace Li Lanqing with another protege, Guangdong party secretary Li Changchun -- and to name Vice-Premier Wu Bangguo, a former Shanghai vice-party boss, as CPPCC chairman.
edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/10/28/willy.column/index.html   (1240 words)

  
 News & Views - First Session of the 10th CPPCC National Committee Opens (3/3/2003)
Li said that in its five-year term, the 9th CPPCC National Committee provided broadly democracy-based support to major state affairs according to the principle of "democracy truth-seeking, unity and encouragement."
Li attributed the achievements of the 9th CPPCC National Committee to the correct CPC leadership, which he said has provided the fundamental guarantee for the development of the CPPCC.
Delivering the report on the proposal-handling work of the Standing Committee of the 9th CPPCC National Committee, Zhou Tienong, another Presidium executive chairman, said that the committee in the past five years received 17,722 proposals from its members across the country, most of which were handled or replied appropriately.
www.chinahouston.org /news/2003303145453.html   (717 words)

  
 Vice-Premier Li Lanqing Meets Nobel Physics Laureate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing met Wednesday with 1957 Nobel physics laureate Lee Tsung Dao and other scholars attending a Sino-U.S. physics workshop in Beijing.
Vice-Premier Li commended the program for its contribution to China's economic, scientific and educational development.
Li also briefed the scholars on the latest economic and social developments in China.
www.edu.cn /20020607/3058076.shtml   (127 words)

  
 Profiles of New Vice Premiers Qian Qichen and Li Lanqing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
China's new vice premiers, Qian Qichen and Li Lanqing, are both relatively
Li Lanqing: Li, 61, had served as minister of foreign economic relations and
Born in 1932 in east China's Jiangsu province, Li studied management at
www.tibet.ca /en/wtnarchive/1993/3/31_4.html   (447 words)

  
 Li's work chalks up the record
To explain how the change has been brought about, there perhaps is no abler candidate than Li Lanqing, who orchestrated China's education reforms during his two tenures as vice-premier from 1993 to 2003.
And this is exactly what Li did immediately after he retired from the office last March.
The cover of the book bears the imprint of a seal carved by him, which reads "rejuvenating China through science and education." Li also wrote a book on Western classical music, which was published last year.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-11/26/content_394954.htm   (654 words)

  
 CNN.com - Jiang bids to retain power - August 19, 2002
He added while Zhu had said he wanted no post-retirement jobs and Li had indicated his desire for the state presidency, the senior minister's post might appeal to both politicians and their followers.
Li may be offered either the premiership or the CPPCC chairmanship.
The analysts said Zhu, Li Ruihuan and the PSC member in charge of discipline, Wei Jianxing, had in private criticized the president for running afoul of late patriarch Deng Xiaoping's strict stipulations about retirement.
edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/18/china.jiang/index.html   (908 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - China and Turkmenistan strengthen friendly relations
Li extended welcome to Niyazov on behalf of the Chinese government and Premier Zhu Rongji.
Li noted that Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Niyazov reached a wide-ranging consensus and said co-operative documents signed by the two nations will further strengthen friendly relations.
Li went on to say that there has been smooth co-operation in the exportation of petroleum machinery and in restoring oil wells.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntc84431.htm   (294 words)

  
 Association for Asia Research- Wu Bangguo rumored to succeed Li Peng
Vice Premier Wu Bangguo was earlier rumored to fill Li Lanqing’s post as the senior Vice Premier, but now Wu is likely to succeed Li Peng to become Chairman of the People’s Congress.
Li Lanqing’s job will be taken over by Huang Ju, current Communist Party chief in Shanghai.
Li Ruihuan was once seen as the candidate for Chairman of the People’s Congress, sources say.
www.asianresearch.org /articles/988.html   (182 words)

  
 Green Left - CHINA: Tiananmen revelations discredit Jiang
Li has been widely hated since 1989 for the aggressive manner in which he carried out the Tiananmen crackdown.
Li's June 2, 1989 report to the home-bound and apparently ill-informed Deng — in which Li portrayed the protesters as “counter-revolutionaries” seeking to overturn the “socialist system” and remove Deng from power) seemed to be decisive in persuading Deng to send troops to “clear the square”.
Li's position seems further shaken by the recent arrest of two senior executives of the State Power Corporation, a key Li Peng power base in the power sector which he used to lead and where two of his three children — Li Xiaoping and (daughter) Li Xiaolin — are holding important posts.
www.greenleft.org.au /2001/437/26645   (1041 words)

  
 rediff.com Special: China: The passing of the baton
Both Li Peng, the former premier of the nation (generally abhorred by the younger generation because of his repressive measures during the 1989 Tiananmen square movement) and Zhu Rongji, the current prime minister, will retire.
Li Ruihuan, a former carpenter, currently chairman of the people's political consultative committee, will fill the post of NPC chairman vacated by Li Peng.
The current deputy premier, Li Lanqing will occupy Li Ruihuan's post as chairman of the consultative committee.
www.rediff.com /news/2000/oct/30spec.htm   (1030 words)

  
 Vice Premier Li Lanqing Meets Russian Prime Minister Kasyanov
Visiting Vice Premier Li Lanqing of the State Council met with Russian Prime Minister Kasyanov on the afternoon of Dec. 4, 2000.
Prime Minister Kasyanov warmly welcomed Li and his entourage, calling Li an old friend of Russian people and saying that he is sure that Li will be warmly received by the Russian people during the visit.
He was convinced that the first conference of the China- Russia Committee of Cooperation presided over by Li and his Russian counterpart will yield positive results and will be of great significance to the promotion and enrichment of bilateral strategic partnership of coordination.
sydney.chineseconsulate.org /eng/xwdt/t43125.htm   (320 words)

  
 Visit of Vice-Premier Mr. Li Lanqing highlights China's hypocrisy and contempt for Human Rights and the International ...
Li Lanqing highlights China's hypocrisy and contempt for Human Rights and the International Community
Li Lanqing, that there must be a measurable improvement in China's atrocious record on human rights, if it is serious about seeking Ireland's support for its membership of the WTO.
This is particularly necessary as today the United Nations Commission on Human Rights failed to pass a resolution critical of the situation in China.
clearwisdom.net /eng/2000/apr/21/ir042100_6.html   (850 words)

  
 Asia Times
For instance, Vice Premier Li Lanqing traveled to Russia from July 15-20 for talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko during a session of the bilateral Cooperation Committee on Education, Health, Culture and Sports.
On July 18, Li and Matviyenko reportedly discussed setting up joint universities and launching an Internet portal to promote bilateral cooperation in education.
Li and Matviyenko also agreed to support Chinese studies in Russia and Russian studies in China.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Central_Asia/DG20Ag02.html   (826 words)

  
 An Overview of Legal Cases Against Jiang Ze Min   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The lawsuit specifically accuses Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Li Lanqing and Bo Xilai for crimes committed against Falun Gong practitioners during the persecution.
August 20, 2003, Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, and Li Lanqing Sued in Brussels, Belgium for the crimes of torture and genocide.
December 4, 2002, Jiang Zemin and Li Lanqing Sued in France for the crimes of torture and genocide.
www.falundafatr.com /english/news/3.html   (1125 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Tatarstan arranges regional cooperation with China
On Tuesday Mintimer Shaimiev, President of Tatarstan (in the Volga area), had a meeting in Kazan's Kremlin with a Chinese delegation led by Li Lanqing, deputy premier of the State Council and member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Li Lanqing showed interest in cooperation with Tatarstan in the field of education, culture, health protection and sport.
The commission is chaired, on the Chinese side, by Li Lanqing and, on the Russian side, by Vice-Premier Valentina Matvienko.
newsfromrussia.com /cis/2002/07/16/32616.html   (1795 words)

  
 CSS Today
It is a letter to you." LI himself accepted it without reluctance and quietly passed it over to his staff (maybe secretary) beside him.
As long as Ambassador LI Daoyu realized that it was something to do with IFCSS, he promptly grabbed the letter back from the secretary and returned it to YANG, preventing LI Lanqing's staff member from accepting the letter.
After the attempt to deliver the letter to LI Lanqing failed, YANG Jie stayed another 20 minutes or so at the embassy, talking to students from other local campuses and some diplomats of the embassy.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/packages/ccic/org/csst/csst95.001.html   (4479 words)

  
 Testimony to the U
#Li Changchun, 58, currently Party Secretary of Guangdong Province; the Jiang protégé is expected to become either First Vice-Premier or Chairman of the CPPCC.
One consists of Hu, Wen, and Li Ruihuan; all three have connections either to the Communist Youth League (CYL) or to the party’s liberal faction once headed by former party chiefs Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang.
The balance may be tipped by Luo, who will be current NPC Chairman Li Peng’s sole "representative" in the new administration.
www.uscc.gov /researchpapers/2000_2003/reports/wlam.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
According to attorney William Bourdon, who was well known for being a lawyer in the lawsuit against Augusto Pinochet, non-governmental organizations were not fully informed about Li Lanqing's stopover in French territory in January, so the legal proceedings against Li actually started about a month ago.
A preliminary hearing judge in Paris was appointed to deal with this case pursuant to the International Convention against Torture, enacted on December 10th 1984, and other international anti-abuse conventions.
The hearing reminded people that when Li Lanqing stopped over in Reunion Island in January, he was the Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2003/8/14/39105.html   (449 words)

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