March 09, 2017

China's challenge: Beijing's tactics for managing slowing growth

12 minutes

China has trimmed its 2017 growth target. The government is now aiming to expand its economy by around 6.5 percent as it continues to implement a proactive fiscal policy and maintain a prudent monetary policy, according to premier Li Keqiang. So what's next for the world's second-largest economy? Stephen Carroll speaks to Keyu Jin from the London School of Economics. Also in this programme:

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