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Keith Bradsher
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2021
Jobs, houses and cows: China’s costly drive to erase extreme poverty
In just five years, China says it has lifted from extreme poverty over 50 million farmers left behind by breakneck economic growth in cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2020
A soaring monument to beauty in China is stirring passions. Mostly anger.
To officials, the statue of Yang Asha, a goddess of beauty, serves as a tribute to the rich culture of the local people. To many others in China, she is another white elephant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020
China envisions a new Hong Kong, firmly under its control
Hainan province, an island the size of Maryland in the South China Sea, has been envisioned as a free-trade port and international commercial hub.

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