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Xi says China to hit 2025 growth target of 'around 5%'

TDT | Beijing

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China's economy is expected to have grown "around five percent" in 2025, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, despite "pressure" during a year he described as "very unusual", state media reported. The announcement came in Xi's New Year's Eve speech to a top political consultative body that was reported by state news agency Xinhua.