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Authorities target 10,000 “community life circles” by 2030

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On Friday, the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) and eight other ministries issued a notice on accelerating the rollout of “15-minute community life circles.”
15-minute what?

Introduced in 2021, community life circles refer to closer-knit, service-oriented neighborhoods where residents can access essen...