Liu Yandong, former vice chairman of the State Council of the Communist Party of China, died in Beijing on October 28. Analysts believe that although Liu Yandong is a rare female senior leader in Chinese politics, she is just a cog in the CCP's ruthless machine; her death is seen as the end of the Deng, Jiang, and Hu era. Additional coverage.

Liu Yandong, former vice chairman of the State Council of the Communist Party of China, died in Beijing on October 28. Analysts believe that although Liu Yandong is a rare female senior leader in Chinese politics, she is just a cog in the CCP's ruthless machine; her death is seen as the end of the Deng, Jiang, and Hu era. Additional coverage.