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Xi Pledges to Make Youth Employment a Top Policy Priority
- Chinese leader hints at job reforms ahead of key policy meet
- He says education should be adjusted to support new industries
A job fair in Fuyang, China.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to prioritize youth employment and direct more resources to job creation, bolstering expectations for reforms in that sector at a key policy conclave in July.
Full employment should become a “priority goal” for social and economic development, while employment for college graduates should be the “focus of the focus,” Xi said at a Politburo study session, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.