Chinese confident of strong economic performance, ahead of National People's Congress opening

AUTHORITIES in China are confident about the country’s economic prospects, they said on Monday.
The comments by spokesman Lou Qinjian come ahead of the 14th National People’s Congress, which opens tomorrow in the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital, Beijing.
More than 5,000 leaders from across China will gather to chart the way ahead for what many experts say has already overtaken the United States as the world’s largest economy.
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