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Beijing, Mar 5 (EFE/EPA).- China will increase its 2021 defense budget by 6.8 percent, according to the government's preliminary report presented at the National People's Congress (NPC), which began Friday.The defense spending of the Asian power this year is expected to total 1.35 trillion yuan ($208.5 billion), a figure that will be reviewed during the annual plenary session of the NPC, which will last until next Thursday.The data is higher than last year (6.6 percent), when the coronavirus pandemic forced the Chinese authorities to contain their expenses. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND PREMIER LI KEQIANG WITH DELEGATES DURING THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) AT THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE, IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Beijing, May 22 (EFE).- China will not set a target for economic growth this year due to "great uncertainty" regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic and trade environment, the Chinese prime minister announced at the opening session of the National People's Congress on Friday."We have not set a specific target for economic growth this year. This is because our country will face some factors that are difficult to predict in its development, due to the great uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the world economic and trade environment," Li Keqiang told the 3,000 delegates gathered from around the country for China's main annual political event (Camera: JESÚS CENTENO).FOOTAGE SHOWS MOMENTS FROM THE OPENING SESSION OF CHINA'S NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) INSIDE THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Beijing, May 22 (EFE).- China will not set a target for economic growth this year due to "great uncertainty" regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic and trade environment, the Chinese prime minister announced at the opening session of the National People's Congress on Friday."We have not set a specific target for economic growth this year. This is because our country will face some factors that are difficult to predict in its development, due to the great uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the world economic and trade environment," Li Keqiang told the 3,000 delegates gathered from around the country for China's main annual political event.(Camera: JESÚS CENTENO).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLLS OF SECURITY OFFICIALS OUTSIDE THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE IN BEIJING, CHINA, AND MOMENTS FROM THE OPENING SESSION OF CHINA'S NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) INSIDE THE HALL.
Beijing, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- China will not set a target for economic growth this year due to "great uncertainty" regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic and trade environment, the Chinese prime minister announced at the opening session of the National People's Congress on Friday."We have not set a specific target for economic growth this year. This is because our country will face some factors that are difficult to predict in its development, due to the great uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the world economic and trade environment," Li Keqiang told the 3,000 delegates gathered from around the country for China's main annual political event.(Camera: WU HONG).FOOTAGE SHOWS STREETS AND BUSINESS BUILDINGS OF BEIJING, CHINA.
China set its 2018 economic growth target at "around 6.5 percent", in line with expectations but lower than the 6.9 percent output registered last year.