Editing Qian Qichen (section)

==Death==
Qian died of illness on 9 May 2017 in Beijing, at the age of 89. His funeral and subsequent cremation at [[Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery]] was attended by [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party|CCP General Secretary]] [[Xi Jinping]], former CCP General Secretary [[Hu Jintao]], Premier [[Li Keqiang]], former Premier [[Li Peng]] and other [[Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|CCP Politburo Standing Committee]] members including [[Zhang Dejiang]], [[Yu Zhengsheng]], [[Liu Yunshan]], [[Wang Qishan]] and [[Zhang Gaoli]], and [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]] [[Leung Chun-ying]] and Hong Kong and [[Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office]] director [[Wang Guangya]]. Former CCP General Secretary [[Jiang Zemin]] did not attend Qian's funeral ceremony, but sent a wreath.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/sections-news-print/183058/Top-state-leaders-out-in-force-for-Qian-funeral|title=Top state leaders out in force for Qian funeral|first=Stella|last=Wong|date=19 May 2017|website=The Standard |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0518/c90000-9217530.html|title=Late former Vice Premier Qian Qichen cremated|first=|last=|date=18 May 2017|website=People's Daily |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=scmp/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/05/10/former-chinese-foreign-minister-qian-dies-aged-89/|title=Former Chinese foreign minister Qian dies aged 89|date=10 May 2017|website=The Star Online |access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref>

He was officially eulogized as "an excellent Communist Party member, a time-tested and loyal communist soldier, a proletarian revolutionist, and an outstanding diplomat."<ref name=scmp/>