Xi stays away from Evergrande but calls for inclusive growth at U.N.

Chinese leader sticks to 'common prosperity' theme, even as debt crisis looms

IORI KAWATE, TSUKASA HADANO and KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei staff writers

September 22, 2021 03:13 JST

Updated on September 22, 2021 05:57 JST

BEIJING/NEW YORK -- Chinese President Xi Jinping made no mention of embattled property developer China Evergrande Group or the threat of a systemic crisis that is shaking global stock markets as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly via video on Tuesday.