Xi says China’s women must start ‘new trend of family’

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Wang Dan, 27, poses for her 5-month-old baby inside a room of a greenhouse at a village on the outskirts of Shanghai, China June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HONG KONG, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said women have a critical role and must establish a "new trend of family", as the nation grapples with an ageing population and record decline in the birth rate. Xi in comments, published on state news agency Xinhua on Monday, said the role of women had been part of a discussion with the new leadership team of the...