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Xi Jinping emphasizes role of social security in advancing Common Prosperity

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Xi Jinping has put the heat on officials to boost investment in social security.
On Wednesday, the big man met with the Jiangsu delegation to the National People's Congress.
When discussing Common Prosperity, his signature initiative to reduce income inequality, Xi unexpectedly emphasized that gover...



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