BEIJING: In today's Papua New Guinea, a particular breed of grass from China recommended by President Xi Jinping two decades ago is flourishing on the exotic soil.

By 2018 when Xi visited this Pacific country, the grass was helping lift 30,000 local people out of poverty.

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