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Exasperation nation

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Spend, dammit. Just spend.
During Wednesday's emergency meeting on the economy, Premier Li Keqiang ratcheted up pressure on local governments to ramp up infrastructure spending.
His frustration was palpable:

“Sometimes I see local agencies say they have 100 or 200 projects ready to start constructi...