Saturday will be the day: The National People’s Congress in Beijing will elect China’s new premier. And in all likelihood, his name will be Li Qiang. What he and the incumbent Li Keqiang have in common is that they are considered to be business-oriented. Just as Li Keqiang made efforts to open up the country and introduce reforms during his ten years in office, Li Qiang has done a lot to support the private sector, most recently as party leader in Shanghai and in previous positions.
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