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Xi Jinping Has Made Himself China’s Chief Economist

China’s President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in October 2022. — China’s President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in October 2022.
Photographer: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images

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By Jenni Marsh

July 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC

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Xi Jinping’s senior officials are shrinking the space for policy debate, as the president presses ahead with his vision for advanced manufacturing to propel China’s $17 trillion economy.