Premier leaves for European tour

BEIJING -- Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Monday for the 21st China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels, the eighth leaders' meeting of China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) in Croatia and an official visit to the country.

Li's entourage includes his wife Cheng Hong, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and He Lifeng, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the National Development and Reform Commission.