Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks at a central urbanization work conference in Beijing, capital of China. The conference was held in Beijing from Dec. 12 to 13. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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