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Premier Li Qiang defends China’s economic model in CDF speech

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China’s premier wants China’s trade critics to take a long, hard look in the mirror. In his keynote address at the China Development Forum (CDF) 2026 in Beijing on March 22, Premier Li Qiang told the world – and the ~750 foreign executives in the room – that China is listening (Bloomberg):

"We take...