China's Premier: Growth of 6.5 Percent Expected Through 2020

China's government expects to achieve annual economic growth of “at least 6.5 percent” through 2020, the top economic official said, in the first indication of a growth target since a high-level planning meeting last week. The ruling Communist Party is trying to steer the economy to more sustainable growth based on domestic consumption instead of trade and investment but needs to keep it from weakening too much. Growth last year fell to a two-decade low of 7.4 percent. “We propose...

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