BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua): “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” English novelist Charles Dickens proclaimed in 1859, alluding to the chills and hopes after the Industrial Revolution.

One and a half centuries later, it is still a world of contradictions, brought forth by yet another round of industrial and technological revolutions, observed Chinese President Xi Jinping debuting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in early 2017.

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