Xi declares victory over poverty
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Xi Jinping kicked off Thursday’s Politburo Standing Committee with some good news (Xinhua):
“Under the current standards, all rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty.”
“Absolute poverty and localized poverty have been eliminated.”
“A major victory has been achieved, earning the admir...