China Hails Xi as Deng-Like Reformer in Sweeping Profile
- 6,000-word Xinhua article praises Xi for attracting investment
- The piece ignores key differences between the leaders
Xi Jinping
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Chinese state media has touted President Xi Jinping as a market-friendly reformer on par with the paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, in an apparent attempt to dispel skepticism over the country’s growth outlook.
The nearly 6,000-word article, published Tuesday by state news agency Xinhua in English, proclaimed the president as “another outstanding reformer” after Deng, who ushered in China’s spectacular economic growth by bringing it out of isolation, loosening state controls and encouraging entrepreneurship.