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UN report: China closing gap with US on global development goals

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A United Nations report indicates that China is significantly closing the gap with the United States in achieving global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since 2015, China's progress has accelerated, leading it to surpass Russia and position itself to overtake the US in the coming years. The report, produced by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, highlights that the performance gap between China and the US has narrowed to just 0.63 points. AI

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