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At Party Congress, Xi doubles down on China’s direction
The two key objectives are targeted self-reliance and national security
- Publishing date
- 19 October 2022
- Authors
- Alicia García-Herrero
- Publication name
- Asia Times El Pais
- Publication date
- 19 October 2022
- Theme
- Global economy and trade
- Keyword
- EU-China relations
- Country
- China
- Language
- English
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