Despite the symbolic lowering of China’s 2012 GDP growth target to 7.5%, we continue to expect growth of 8-8.5% YoY this year.
Big Meetings
Lower growth target provides room for rebalancing
The 7.5% GDP growth target outlined by Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in his annual address to the National People's Congress is in line with previous official predictions of slower growth in 2012
05 March 2012
Political reform – is anyone listening?
Premier Wen has made another public call for political reform but the response – with a few exceptions – has been respectful silence.
06 October 2011
Property investment to slow
We estimate that some 13m housing units stand empty, but this signifies not so much a bubble about to burst, as a slowdown in property investment growth.
10 March 2011
An era of financial reform is dawning
A desire to bring a vast informal financial system under regulatory control is obliging Beijing to make concessions to market forces.
10 March 2011
Congress presents picture of political poise despite pressures
So far, the image presented at the ongoing session of National People's Congress is of a competent government planning bold steps to meet its challenges.
10 March 2011
High-speed scandal?
High-level officials faced questions at this week's National People's Congress over the government's high-speed rail ambitions after dismissing Railways Minister, Liu Zhijun.
10 March 2011
What does this year's conference mean for the stock market?
How will mainland markets move following announcements from this year's two meetings of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress?
10 March 2011
Five Year Plan - Key points leak out
Analysts debate the shape of China's next Five Year Plan (2011 - 2015).
21 October 2010
China and climate change pledges
Chinese scholars debate China's ambitious pledge to cut carbon emissions by 40%-45% by 2020.
10 December 2009
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