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Xi hails China's economic growth despite pandemic setback

| January 1, 2021 12:07 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China has made major progress in developing its economy and eradicating rural poverty over the past year despite the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a New Year address Thursday.

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