Li Keqiang

China's former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack in the early hours of Friday, according to state media. He was 68.

UPDATE: Mr. Li, who had a doctorate in economics, exemplified a generation of highly educated Chinese leaders who rose quickly in the 1980s and 1990s as Mao Zedong’s generation faded from politics.

Born in Anhui Province in eastern China, Mr. Li studied law and economics at Peking University, where he mixed with liberal students and rose through the Comm…