Li Keqiang funeral in China brings out crowds despite suppression effort

Police line road amid strictly controlled public tributes to premier once seen as antidote to authoritarian Xi Jinping

Hundreds of people have gathered near a state funeral home in China as former premier Li Keqiang was being laid to rest.

Plainclothes and uniformed police lined the road leading to the funeral home, blocking traffic and telling people to move along while watching for the presence of unofficial or foreign media.