21 Oct 2021
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On Wednesday, the Communist Party Central Committee and State Council released a master plan for the development of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (CCEC).
Some context: The CCEC was officially launched by Xi Jinping in January 2020 with the goal of turnin...
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