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Former China Communist Party official Qiao Shi dies at 91
Qiao Shi, a senior Communist Party official and former chairman of China`s legislature, has passed away at the age of 91 in Beijing.
Washington: Qiao Shi, a senior Communist Party official and former chairman of China`s legislature, has passed away at the age of 91 in Beijing.
Qiao succumbed to an unspecified illness, for which he was being treated, on Sunday morning, reported Fox News.
He was a member of China`s Politburo Standing Committee for a decade since 1987 and also served as the chairman of the country`s top legislature, the National People`s Congress, from 1993 to 1998.