Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80 NYT - World By: Alexandra Stevenson 31 October 2026 at 07:18 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. © Stanley Chou/Getty ImagesLiu Yandong, a former vice premier of China who was one of the country’s highest-ranking female officials, died in Beijing on Wednesday.
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