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Xi adjusts security, judicial apparatus after Covid backlash

President Xi Jinping has been strongly criticized internally for his handling of the Covid crisis. © Aly Song/Reuters

After a barrage of harsh internal criticism over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Xi Jinping reshuffled the Ministry [...] (244 words)

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