Politics● LowOct 31 · Oct 31, 2026, 4:12 AM
Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT World · East Asia
The former vice premier was one of just six women to have served on the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo, though she was excluded from the top ranks of power.
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