BEIJING: China's National People's Congress (NPC) will deliberate on a plan to reform institutions under the State Council, or cabinet, and review draft amendments to the Legislation Law, an NPC spokesman said on Saturday (Mar 4). The
The call for institutional reforms comes after China's economy grew 3 per cent last year - one of its feeblest rates in nearly half a century - weakened by strict COVID-19 curbs championed by Xi that were lifted in December.
The gross domestic product target could be as high as 6 per cent, compared with a 4.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent range proposed in November, sources told Reuters this week.
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