China’s decision to lower its annual GDP growth target to “around 7 percent” — the lowest level in 15 years — is understandably dominating headlines in Asia.
The figure matters hugely to global markets, commodity-producing nations addicted to Chinese demand and not least, the tens of thousands of mainland officials whose jobs and promotion prospects depend on meeting the numbers set by the central government.
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