Maskless Xi, China’s Modest GDP Target, Hong Kong: NPC Update
The opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.
Photographer: Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images
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China’s most senior officials gathered in Beijing to kick off the annual full-session of the country’s parliament, the National People’s Congress.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled a conservative target for economic growth this year of above 6% that signals more restrained monetary and fiscal policies this year, in contrast to other major nations still pumping in stimulus. But China’s new five-year plan that runs through 2025 didn’t give a numeric target for average growth.