Starting last year, I've toured in ten cities in China.

去年开始，我将巡演十个城市在中国。

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Therefore, starting last year, we shifted our focus onto economic development.

所以，从去年起，我们就把工作着重点转到了建设上。

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The rapid increase in prices for such goods starting last year was the main cause of China's inflation rate surging to a 12-year high of 8.7% in February.

去年以来此类商品价格的快速上涨是中国通胀率今年2月份创出8.7%的12年新高的主要原因。

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And starting last year, many were getting no response at all.

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