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Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

China's President Xi Jinping met Taiwan's opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, telling the visiting delegation he had "full confidence" that Taiwanese and Chinese people would be united. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng is the party's first leader to

China sets lowest growth target in decades as consumption lags

China sets lowest growth target in decades as consumption lags

China set its lowest annual growth target in decades on Thursday, at 4.5-5 percent, as the government outlined plans to tackle sluggish consumption and a flagging property market. Beijing also used its showpiece annual political gathering to announce a seven percent increase in its defence budget, the second