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Li Keqiang’s unlikely makeover

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On Monday, Premier Li Keqiang headed down to Sichuan to burnish his man-of-the-people image.
Li visited Shahe, a small rural township near the borders with Shaanxi and Gansu.
While in Shahe, he visited:

Farmers
The local health center
The local primary school

The visit is squarely aimed at appeali...