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BEIJING | XINHUA | China has become a crucial stabilizer and driving force for the global economy, with its green transformation and innovation breakthroughs offering significant value, said an official with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). “Despite a complex and fast-changing external environment during the 14th Five-Year Plan period …
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Recession: Three economists give their views NEWS ANALYSIS | We are in a double bind right now. Prices are going through the roof but all the signs suggest that the economy is weakening. The answer to higher prices is normally to raise interest rates, but this also induces people and firms …
Read More »Sanctions only make world economy worse: FM spokesperson
Beijing, China | Xinhua | Facts have already proved that sanctions cannot bring peace but only make the world economy worse, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian also said that the United States, as the world’s largest economy, should do more that is conducive to the recovery …
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