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China decides to go steady on growth

Political leaders in Beijing have downgraded China's growth target in an effort to stabilise the economy. Can it last?

Political leaders in Beijing have downgraded China's growth target to its lowest in decades. Meanwhile, military spending has increased by 7%. So what would a steadily-growing China mean for the global economy?

(Picture: Deputies at the first session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China. Credit: Getty Images.)

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Mon 6 Mar 2023 15:32GMT

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