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Chinese President Xi Jinping opens the COVID-delayed 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, aiming to boost the nation's mood amid an economic slump starting with a lavish opening ceremony

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-delayed 19th Asian Games in the Eastern city of Hangzhou during a spectacular and at times raucous ceremony on Saturday, September 23, which organizers hope will lift the mood in a nation struggling with an economic slump.

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