BEIJING: China's parliament installed bureaucrat Li Keqiang (pic) as premier Friday, putting him in charge of running the world's second-largest economy in a final step of a landmark power transition.
Li, who is expected to be in office for a decade, faces the challenge of weaning the the country towards more balanced development, with domestic consumption by a larger middle class playing a greater role.
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