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CHINESE President Xi Jinping called on Communist Party officials to step up efforts to alleviate poverty and build a prosperous society for all today during a tour of the country.
“Not a single person should be left behind in the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects,” Mr Xi said. “Socialism means development. Development must serve the common prosperity for everyone.”
He was speaking following visits to a number of schools, factories and villages as part of a three-day tour to China’s south-west Chongqing municipality.
STEPHEN BELL reports from a delegation that traced the steps of China’s socialist revolution from its first modest meetings to the Red Army’s epic 9,000km battle to create the modern nation that today defies every capitalist assumption
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
