Lower GDP Target, Same Reform Signals in Premier’s Work Report
Lower GDP Target, Same Reform Signals in Premier’s Work Report
March 8th, 2017
China’s Premier Li Keqiang stated in his annual government work report that the country’s GDP growth target for 2017 would be “around 6.5 percent,” a decrease from last year’s “6.5 percent to 7 percent.” The report, traditionally delivered in the opening days of the National People’s Congress each spring, reviews progress of the previous year,