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Major events in April 2018
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| April 4: China responds to U.S. tariff proposals with restraint |
| China's Ministry of Commerce said on April 4 that China has responded with restraint to the U.S. tariff proposals.
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| April 8: China-Made jetliner completes crosswind flight test |
| China's first homegrown regional jetliner, the ARJ21-700, has completed a crosswind flight test.
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| April 9: English, French editions of Xi's book on poverty relief go digital |
| E-books of the English and French editions of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book on poverty relief were released on April 9.
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| April 10: Xi addresses opening ceremony of BFA annual conference |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping started to deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia on the morning of April 10.
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| April 10: President Xi hails 40 years of reform, opening-up |
| China began its historic journey of reform and opening-up in 1978, and the Chinese people have added a glorious chapter to the development epic of the country and the nation over the past four decades, President Xi Jinping said on April 10.
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| April 16: China's Q1 GDP grows 6.8 pct year on year |
| China's GDP expanded 6.8 percent year on year at comparable prices in the first quarter of 2018, unchanged from the growth rate in the previous quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
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| April 25: China announces tax cuts worth 60 bln yuan for innovative, small businesses |
| China will make further tax cuts worth over 60 billion yuan (about $9.5 billion) to drive innovation and entrepreneurship and boost the development of small and micro businesses, the State Council said on April 25.
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| April 26: Xi calls for high-quality growth through developing Yangtze River Economic Belt |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 26 called for achieving high-quality economic growth through developing the Yangtze River economic belt
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| April 27: Premier Li calls for building clean government |
| Premier Li Keqiang on April 27 called for accelerating the transformation of government functions and building a clean government to create an orderly and upright environment for economic and social development
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