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China’s President Will Drive Change, Paulson Says

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By David Lerman and Josh Tyrangiel

November 21, 2013 at 5:16 PM UTC

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is “all about driving change” in a country that is trying to reform its economy and political system, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.

“He understands business, understands the private sector,” Paulson said today at “The Year Ahead: 2014,” a two-day conference in Chicago hosted by Bloomberg LP.