BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said Western countries are "increasingly in trouble" because of their materialism and "spiritual poverty."
DAMAGE CONTROL Residents line up for public transportation in Beijing on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Chinese leader Xi Jinping appealed for patience among the public as the China Communist Party tries to arrest an economic slump. AP PHOTO