China vows to ensure steady economic and social progress amid long-term epidemic control
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China will continue to do a solid job in ensuring stable economic progress, building a well-off society in an all-round way, and winning the decisive battle against poverty amid the epidemic control for the medium and long term, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday. The country will strive to make up for the losses caused by the epidemic and continue to improve people's livelihoods, Xi said at an award ceremony for commending role models in the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.