Breaking poverty in China's villages

Li Lanying, a woman in Gujiazhuangzi village in Ningxia, draws water from an underground tank, Aug 12, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

A villager herds a flock of goats in Jiefangxincun village in Ningxia, Aug 12, 2011. Xinhua

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US Vice-President Joe Biden visits China August 17-22.

Li Xing, China Daily's assistant editor-in-chief and veteran columnist, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Aug 7 in Washington DC, US.

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