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Newshour: 11/03/2023 13:06 GMT: China swears in new premier

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11/03/2023 13:06 GMT

11/03/2023 13:06 GMT: China swears in new premier

China swears in new premier

BBC World Service - Newshour, China swears in new premier

Li Qiang has been sworn in as China's new premier as the country faces economy challenges.

A career bureaucrat, Li Qiang, has been sworn in as China's new premier and will be tasked with tackling a series of economic challenges. Also on the programme, Silicon Valley Bank has been shut down by regulators in the biggest banking failure in the United States since the financial crisis; and, clinical trials have shown that a gadget developed by British researchers can help a majority of those living with Tourette's Syndrome to control their symptoms.

(Photo: Fourth plenary session of the National People"s Congress (NPC) in Beijing 11/03/2023 Reuters)

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