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China will not set target to double GDP from 2021

Country's top leaders pledge to focus on better quality economic growth in the long term

Published Thu, Oct 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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CHINA will not set a target to double gross domestic product (GDP) from 2021, a senior Communist Party official said on Thursday, as top leaders pledge to focus on better quality economic growth in the long term.

Yang Weimin, vice minister of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, told a news conference the government will not solely pursue economic expansion and will emphasise the quality of its growth.

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