After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping's shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country's premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world's second-biggest economy in favour of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty
The world is not biting with Sinologists of all hues dubbing Xi's policy concepts as no more than a rhetorical flourish before the faithful. Because the Xi-speak was laced with nationalist fervour and war-mongering in equal measure.