NTD Business (Oct. 27): Former Top Chinese Economic Official Dies; US GDP Growth Doubles in Q3

China's former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday at the age of 68, barely seven months after retiring from a decade in office during which his reformist star had dimmed. Once viewed as a top Communist Party leadership contender, Li was sidelined in recent years by Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, who tightened his grip on power to steer the world's second-largest economy in a more statist direction.