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Mar 4, 2025 8:30 PM

China aims for ambitious ‘around 5%’ growth despite Trump’s escalating trade war

Beijing/Hong Kong

CNN

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China has set an ambitious target of "around 5%" growth for 2025, maintaining last year's goal even as it braces for the fallout from escalating American tariffs on its export-driven economy.

The target was released Wednesday morning at the opening of the annual gathering of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's rubber-stamp legislature.

This is a developing story and will be updated.