On March 5, 2023, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (right) walked past Chinese President Xi Jinping after delivering the government work report during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)
[People News] Although former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has been dead for nearly two years, public doubts surrounding the cause of his death remain persistent. Recently, a mysterious whistleblower exposed the full details of Li’s alleged murder, attracting widespread attention. On July 13, Shanghai entrepreneur Hu Liren once again disclosed new information, stating that a doctor who participated in Li’s emergency treatment confirmed that Li was already clinically dead when brought to the hospital. Based on professional analysis by multiple medical experts in Shanghai, there are two likely causes of death: drug-induced or electrocution in a swimming pool.
On July 13, Hu Liren revealed in his YouTube program Real China that since Li Keqiang’s death, he has been using his network in Shanghai to uncover the truth.
Recently, Hu managed to locate a doctor from Shuguang Hospital who participated in the emergency rescue. This doctor confirmed that when Li Keqiang was brought to the emergency centre, he was already in a state of clinical death—his heart and breathing had completely stopped, and his skin showed abnormal colouration.
In addition, Hu contacted a friend who was formerly responsible for Shanghai’s government security. He learned that the security at Dongjiao State Guesthouse, where Li Keqiang was staying, was directly handled by the Central Security Bureau.
It is well known that the Central Security Bureau is managed by the General Office of the CCP Central Committee. Xi Jinping’s close confidant Cai Qi leads that office.
Hu also consulted several Shanghai medical professionals, who used their expertise to speculate on Li’s possible causes of death.
Hu analysed that there are two main possibilities behind the official explanation of "sudden cardiac death": 1. Drug-induced death. 2. Electrocution in the pool. He believes that, combined with the political signs of the regime's cold response after the incident, it’s almost certain that Li Keqiang was murdered in a plot orchestrated by Cai Qi.
1. Official Report and Initial Suspicions
On October 27, 2023, in the early morning, Xinhua News Agency issued a report claiming that Li Keqiang had died of sudden cardiac arrest despite emergency rescue efforts at Shuguang Hospital in Shanghai. However, Li had no known history of heart disease. He had maintained a healthy lifestyle, exercised regularly, and frequently swum. Even more puzzling was that no one performed first aid during his swim, and he arrived at the hospital with no pulse. His body was quickly cremated, and no autopsy report was made public. Without a detailed medical record or transparent account of emergency treatment, the declaration of natural death appeared highly abnormal.
2. Professional Possibility of Drug-Induced Death
In forensic science, drug-induced cardiac arrest is a highly covert mechanism of sudden death. Several types of drugs, when administered in specific doses, can trigger fatal arrhythmias with very limited outward symptoms.
Categories include: Antipsychotics, antidepressants, and certain antibiotics that interfere with cardiac electrical recovery, causing dangerous arrhythmias.
Sodium channel blockers, local anaesthetics, and antiarrhythmic drugs can severely disrupt cardiac conduction or cause complete cardiac arrest.
Rapid IV drugs like lidocaine and amiodarone in high doses can suppress cardiac electrical signals directly.
Sympathomimetic drugs such as atropine or adrenaline in overdose can induce ventricular fibrillation.
Sedatives and hypnotics, when combined, may cause central nervous system suppression and compound cardiac electrical instability.
3. Possibility of Underwater Electrocution
It’s relatively easy to create an electric shock scenario in a swimming pool. It is highly covert and can lead to immediate fatal consequences.
A current of just 50 milliamps can be lethal. At 220 or 380 volts, even 0.1 seconds of exposure can cause fatal ventricular fibrillation. Human body resistance under water is extremely low—less than 1,000 ohms—making the body highly conductive. Underwater electrocution typically leaves no visible burns; it can only be detected via microscopic examination of muscle tissue during an autopsy.
4. How Rare Is Natural Sudden Cardiac Death?
Medical data shows that the annual incidence rate of sudden cardiac death in healthy adults is less than 1 in 100,000.
Li Keqiang was 68, with no history of heart attacks or severe arrhythmias. If he did have heart disease, he should have been under medical supervision after leaving office, not swimming alone. Therefore, natural causes are highly unlikely, while human intervention appears far more plausible.
5. What Did the Government’s Cold Response Reveal?
After Li’s sudden death in Shanghai, mourning activities were strictly controlled by the authorities. The public was only allowed to lay flowers in his hometown of Hefei and the former governing area of Zhengzhou. Simultaneously, discussion of Li Keqiang’s death was tightly censored online. State media disabled or manually filtered comments on related reports.
Circulating videos show that the hearse carrying Li’s body left Beijing’s Xijiao Airport en route to the 301 Military Hospital under heavy traffic control. Apart from that, Beijing’s streets showed no signs of public mourning.
Veteran journalist Gao Yu told Radio Free Asia that the transport of Li’s remains caused traffic jams on Beijing’s Fourth Ring Road, with over 10,000 cars reportedly stuck. She said, “People honked in unison when they saw the motorcade. That, I believe, was the only tribute the authorities couldn’t stop.”
Hu Liren interpreted this as a sign of the regime’s extreme sensitivity to Li Keqiang’s political influence. He stated that Li and Xi Jinping were fundamentally different people: “Their 10-year cooperation appeared peaceful, but was full of undercurrents. The cold treatment after Li’s death felt more like a final blow from a political enemy.”
Hu Liren summarised the evidence and concluded: Li Keqiang was 68, in good health, suddenly died while swimming, with vague official explanations, rapid cremation, and no autopsy. Drug-induced death is technically feasible and easy to disguise. Pool electrocution also has precedent, with medically explainable mechanisms. The government's effort to downplay his death suggests a strong political motive. Thus, the claim of "sudden cardiac death" appears unprofessional and unconvincing.
Hu speculates the murder was politically ordered—Xi Jinping allegedly instructed Cai Qi to eliminate the outspoken and factionally distinct Li Keqiang, who "knew too much."
Hu concluded: “Death should be the end of life, but under a totalitarian regime, even death can be staged and manipulated. Every detail of Li Keqiang’s death reminds us that the machinery of power can not only determine a person’s fate but also script their final chapter.”
On June 13, Renminbao received a tip from a mysterious informant signed "Nothing to Say", claiming to reveal the full story of Li’s assassination. The source stated they were part of a six-person team acting under higher orders to carry out a mission codenamed “23107”. They allegedly used a chemical called “Cardio-Disruptor” in Li’s drinking water before his swim, triggering irreversible cardiac dysfunction. After faking rescue efforts, they transported him to Shuguang Hospital in Pudong, where he was declared dead.
On June 14, commentator Lao Deng disclosed the names, positions, and resumes of the informant and team members.
The assassination allegations have since sparked a wave of online debate overseas, once again drawing attention to Li Keqiang’s death and casting suspicion directly at the Chinese regime and Xi Jinping.
To date, the Chinese authorities have made no response or denial.
(First published by People News)
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