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Chinese president Xi Jinping (right) speaks with Li Zhanshu during the opening of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress at The Great Hall of People on Sunday in Beijing. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images China’s legislative body the National People’s Congress (NPC) has begun a weeklong meeting in Beijing by setting a target of 5 per cent for economic growth this year, as the country emerges from three years of coronavirus restrictions. Outgoing premier Li Keqiang announced the target, which is modest by recent Chinese standards, to almost 3,000 delegates in the Great Hall of the People on...
