In this special year-end edition of China Up Close, column author and Nikkei Senior Staff Writer Katsuji Nakazawa selects the most important and poignant pieces published earlier this year.
From diplomatic friction with the U.S. to protests at home, Xi Jinping faced many challenges in 2019. (Nikkei Montage/ Source photo by Reuters)
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