Li Keqiang promoted, on track to become China's premier

In this Aug 30, 2012 file photo, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing. Vice Premier Li Keqiang was promoted within the Chinese Communist Party's top power circle on Thursday in a move widely expected to lead to his appointment as the country's premier in March. -- PHOTO: AP

BEIJING (AFP) - Vice Premier Li Keqiang was promoted within the Chinese Communist Party's top power circle on Thursday in a move widely expected to lead to his appointment as the country's premier in March.

The promotion of Mr Li, reported by state media, to manage day-to-day administration of the world's second-largest economy was all but confirmed by his elevation to the number two spot in the party's Politburo Standing Committee.

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