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It’s Party time as Team Xi takes control
New Premier Li Qiang will need to balance between party and state, and public and private sectors.
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China's President Xi Jinping (front) speaks during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 13, 2023.
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Bert Hofman
“Heaven is looking at what humans are doing. The firmament has eyes.” These were outgoing Premier Li Keqiang’s parting words for his colleagues in the State Council, China’s Cabinet, last week.
This year’s meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s Parliament, China’s now third-term President Xi Jinping,
