China Vows to Focus on Consumption With Growth Target at Risk

  • Top leaders list boosting consumption over tech for short-term
  • Weak domestic demand is weighing on about 5% expansion goal
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China’s ruling Communist Party pledged to make boosting consumer spending a greater policy focus, as weak domestic demand threatens the nation’s annual growth target despite an export boom.

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