Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80

October 31, 2026 · 4:12 am 1 sources

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• Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80
  The New York Times · October 31, 2026 04:12
  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.