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China Makes Weight Loss a National Priority

People exercise at a park in Beijing.

Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
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Hey, it’s Amber in Hong Kong. Weight-loss clinics are popping up around China as the country dials up the alarm on its obesity problem. But before I dive in to that …

China’s Two Sessions, the annual parliamentary meetings where politicians set the nation’s agenda for the year ahead, is typically a somber occasion. But this March, one exchange stole the show.