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China: The rural and poor still lack services

By Kathrin Hille in Beijing

Published: September 30 2009 02:03 | Last updated: September 30 2009 02:03

When China’s political leaders talk about the financial crisis these days, they tend to address broader issues beyond the economy.

The country’s Rmb4,000bn ($586m) stimulus package “should focus on shoring up the weak links in economic and social development ... while giving a strong push to domestic demand,” said Wen Jiabao, premier, at the World Economic Forum conference in the northern Chinese city of Dalian in September.

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