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Xi Urges Growth Amid Deflation, Tensions Rise with UK

12/19/2025

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Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, calls for high-quality growth.
China faces deflation and a struggling property market.
Xi expressed support for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, who defended Jimmy Lai's life sentence as necessary for national security.
The United Kingdom plans to appeal for Jimmy Lai's release.
Tensions between China and Japan rise as pandas return to China amid strained relations.

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Story summary

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, calls for high-quality growth.
China faces deflation and a struggling property market.
Xi expressed support for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, who defended Jimmy Lai's life sentence as necessary for national security.
The United Kingdom plans to appeal for Jimmy Lai's release.
Tensions between China and Japan rise as pandas return to China amid strained relations.