‘Two sessions’: China sets 5 percent growth target, boosts military budget

‘Two sessions’: China sets 5 percent growth target, boosts military budget

ByJames

China has set its economic growth target for 2024 at 5 percent, far below the double-digit growth that for decades powered the world’s second-largest economy.
China’s rubber-stamp National People’s Congress (NPC) officially unveiled the target on Tuesday as its $18 trillion economy is facing serious headwinds.

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China.

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