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China claims it’s eliminated extreme rural poverty

Feb 25, 2021

China claims it’s eliminated extreme rural poverty

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State media credited President Xi Jinping’s leadership with lifting nearly 100 million people from absolute destitution. But, there has been some debate over how to define "extreme poverty." Also, competition is heating up in China's budget electric car market. And, India probes dozens of money lending apps.

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