China said its output was up 3.9 percent from July through September, better than in the spring but still far short of Beijing’s target for the year.
Tag: China
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Xi Jinping Now Holds Near-Absolute Power in China, Creating Risks
Xi Jinping has created a new ruling elite packed with loyalist officials primed to elevate his agenda of bolstering national security and of turning China into a technological great power.
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A loyal aide in Shanghai takes a leading role in Beijing.
Li Qiang is now China’s second-highest official after Xi Jinping. Mr. Li’s time in Shanghai had raised questions about whether he would rise to the party’s highest levels.
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Hu Jintao Was Escorted Out of China’s Congress, Raising Questions
A health scare? A brazen political gesture? Whatever else it was, the episode was awkward.