Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan speaks during a session of the Boao Forum, in Qionghai, Hainan province, China, in this March 27, 2015 picture. REUTERS/Stringer
BEIJING (Reuters) - The mayor of the major southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing has stepped down, the government said on Friday, paving the way for a promotion to a more senior position, possibly alongside Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.
Sources told Reuters earlier this year that mayor Huang Qifan was tipped to replace Yang Jing as secretary-general of the State Council, or cabinet, making him Li's right-hand man to help tackle a stalling economy.
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