Economy
Wen: China eyes 7% annual growth from 2011-2015
Updated: 2011-02-27 11:00
(Xinhua)
BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday the government is to set its annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for the 2011-2015 period at 7 percent, highlighting the need to raise the quality of growth and improve the living standards of the people.
The target was lower than the 7.5 percent for the previous five years.
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The central government would adopt new performance evaluation criteria for local governments and give more weight to efficiency, environment protection and the people's living standards, said Wen.
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