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In September 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to gear up in countering imminent \'struggles\' and in achieving the ambitious \'two centennial\' targets amid the US-China trade war, Hong Kong unrest and a slowing economy A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak that erupted in Wuhan in October 2019 had scuppered China\'s timeline to achieve its targets While China successfully curbed the spread of COVID-19 within its border, enormous challenges lie ahead for China to maintain its economic growth and social stability The daunting combat against the COVID-19 pandemic marks the beginning of the testing time
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