( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “of about 4.5-percent.” Seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is pledging to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment. [CutID: <Cuts> SHANGHAI-TRADE-FAIR-house-q-MONam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: SHANGHAI-TRADE-FAIR-house-q-MONam Out-cue: pf about 4.5-percent] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House […]
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China premier seeks to bolster his country’s economic outlook
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “of about 4.5-percent.”
Seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is pledging to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The 4.5-percent figure was much slower than the 6.3% annual growth rate of the previous quarter.
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VERBATIM: Li made the remarks as he delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the 6th China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The event seeks to draw thousands of foreign businesses shopping for Chinese products and looking to expand trade and investment with the world’s second-largest economy. Official data show China’s economy expanded at a 4.9% annual pace between July-to-September, beating analysts’ forecasts of about 4.5%.