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Price of gas spikes in China

The Chinese government raised the base price of fuel by 18 percent, the first price hike in seven months. Tess Vigeland talks to Shanghai reporter Bill Marcus about the hike and the country's fuel subsidies to its citizens.

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A gas nozzle in the fuel port of a car.
A gas nozzle in the fuel port of a car.
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