BEIJING (Bloomberg): The last time a top Chinese leader impromptu addressed thousands of officials in February 2020, President Xi Jinping called for a "people’s war” against Covid-19 at the outset of the pandemic.
On Wednesday (May 25), Premier Li Keqiang held a similarly rare video call with thousands of cadres across the nation to warn of an even worse economic crisis than two years ago, calling on them to better balance Covid controls and economic growth.
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