CHINA-LEADERSHIP: CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING VIRTUALLY ADDRESSES G-20 SUMMIT
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Chinese President Xi Jinping virtually sat down with other heads of state for the G20 Riyadh Summit on November 22 where he opened with some general comments. Xinhua reported him as stressing efforts to alleviate developing countries' debt burden, continue to provide them with necessary financing support, as well as boost infrastructure construction and connectivity. It said he called for…advancing poverty reduction and economic growth through trade, and help[ing] developing countries better integrate into the global market.” Highlighting China’s own developmental achievements, Xi Jinping stressed that China is about to achieve the goal of eliminating absolute poverty, 10 years ahead of the schedule set by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. He said over the past 40-plus years…more than 700 million people in China have been lifted out of poverty, contributing more than 70 percent of the global poverty reduction.
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