Editorial 3.11.

Crowds lined the streets leading to Babaoshan Cemetery as a funeral procession led Li Keqiang to his final rest yesterday. Frank Sieren describes how the CCP leadership and companions paid their respects. The mourning for Li found many different ways of expression in the last couple of days, from mountains of flowers outside his old home to black and white websites to chrysanthemums that replaced the „Like“ button on the social media platform Weibo. However, the tributes were strictly monitored, as the leadership was too concerned about social unrest, which expressions of grief had often sparked in the past. Any praise for the former premier deemed excessive was already seen as critical and corresponding comments were censored online.