Xi marks 69th birthday as media praise grows

Economic woes also thrust Li into the spotlight ahead of Communist Party congress

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A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia via video link on April 21. © Reuters

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China's official media outlets are heaping accolades on President Xi Jinping, who turns 69 on Wednesday, as he inches closer toward securing a rare third term leading the Communist Party at its twice-a-decade congress this fall.

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