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Beijing intervenes to limit fuel price increases in unprecedented move

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Officials have dusted off a 13-year-old emergency power to shield consumers from the full brunt of surging oil prices. On March 23, the macro planner (NDRC) announced temporary price controls as part of its updated national fuel price ceilings, limiting gasoline and diesel price increases to roughly...