Xi's pledges boost global poverty fight

New measures announced by President Xi Jinping to support the United Nations will offer a strong boost to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, bolster the level of food security and reduce extreme poverty for the world's least developed countries, officials and experts said.

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• Chinese president's special representative proposes to improve global governance
• Beijing welcomes nonhostile foreigners
• China will do what 'it takes' to halt secession
• FTSE Russell to add Chinese bonds in its index
• U.S. proposes 'fixed period of stay' for int'l students, foreign journalists