A vice premier of the People's Republic was killed in a private massacre in Kowloon.

China is sending its vice premier, despite its close trading relationship with Brazil, three sources said.

In 1991 Giap stepped down as vice premier.

Their arrival was announced during a state visit by then vice premier Li Keqiang in January that year.

On Wednesday, state media reported that China's vice premier promised Cook the country would boost intellectual property protection.

The Chinese vice premier, Liu He, is due in Washington for another round of talks starting on Wednesday.

Only Zhu Rongji in the early-1990s had held both the posts of vice premier and central bank governor simultaneously.

But the son of late vice premier and Long March veteran Bo Yibo faces a tougher beast in Chongqing.

Wang, the princeling son-in-law of a former vice premier, is tipped to become the first ranked of the vice premiers.

CHINA: Calls in Dublin for the arrest of the visiting Chinese vice premier Mr Huang Ju have gone unreported in China.

Li Keqiang, a former youth leaguer and current vice premier, is a shoo-in for the Politburo and the role of premier.

Trump said he planned to host China's top negotiator and vice premier, Liu He, at the White House later on Friday.

Yu, 62, is also likely to be promoted to vice premier next March at the annual session of parliament, the sources said.

The UK chancellor was expected to meet the Chinese vice premier, Hu Chunhua, but Treasury sources said the trip was never confirmed.

Investors took heart after US president Donald Trump tweeted he would meet Chinese vice premier Liu He on Friday for further trade talks.

As vice premier in charge of industry, his star had been tarnished by the downfall of the railway minister for corruption in 2011.