China leaders pledge ‘vigorous’ promotion of domestic consumption

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China’s Communist party leaders have said “vigorous” efforts to boost domestic consumption are the country’s top economic priority at a keenly awaited annual meeting in Beijing.

President Xi Jinping and senior party leaders also pledged to increase China’s fiscal deficit and issue more “ultra-long” special bonds at…