China's 5-year economic plan calls for 6.5 percent growth
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang unveiled the country's five-year plan in an address to parliament Saturday. The country will aim to keep economic growth at 6.5 percent, a figure many economists and investors reportedly aren't sure China can sustain, The New York Times reports.
"Domestically, problems and risks that have been building up over the years are becoming more evident," Li said, adding that "there is no difficulty we cannot get beyond."
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