Beijing omits a GDP target for the first time since it began the practice in 1994 as it battles the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic
The unusual move—it’s the first time a formal target has been omitted since the practice began in 1994—suggests Beijing’s leaders aren’t eager to unleash a large-scale stimulus after China’s sharpest contraction in four decades.
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