With China’s population expected to shrink over the next decade, an official publication has said an average annual economic growth rate of 4.17 per cent would be necessary to meet a headline target for long-term development by 2035 – providing greater clarity for what the government considers a success as it works to achieve the long-range benchmark. The latest proposals for the country’s next five-year plan – unveiled by the Communist Party’s Central Committee last month – do not specify...

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