Key economic indicators point to sound fundamentals, official says
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="transition">transition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Shubing">Shubing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2010 <span word="to">to</span> 2020, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Sheng">Sheng</span> <span word="Laiyun">Laiyun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>-<span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Keqiang">Keqiang</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4.1<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vibrancy">vibrancy</span>, <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 13.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p>
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