has set out its economic forecast for the year. the country has set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5%, as it kicked off the annual session of its national people s congress which is poised to implement the biggest government shake up in a decade. last year, successive strict lockdowns slowed growth in china. official figures show the world s second largest economy grew by 3% last year, which was way below the government target of 5.5% and its slowest for decades. janet mui is head of market analysis at brewin dolphin. talk to me about this slowdown because it is a sort of figure that most developed economies would love to have right now, but a slow down to have right now, but a slow down to 5% marks quite a shift in a china s economic outlook. good morning- china s economic outlook. good morning. thank china s economic outlook. good morning. thank you china s economic outlook. good morning. thank you for - china s economic outlook. good morning.
emerging markets that should be growing strongly. this is slower than expected, because i think the previous year, the government has missed as gdp growth target and i think that they do not want to repeat the same mistakes. by setting a conservative growth forecast of 5%, it makes it easierfor them a conservative growth forecast of 5%, it makes it easier for them to keep it this year, especially with the reopening of the economy. mast the reopening of the economy. most economies around the reopening of the economy. most economies around the world are facing some pretty strong headwinds right now, we know that many companies in the west are facing a recession or are very close to one. what is weighing on the outlook for china? figs what is weighing on the outlook for china? , , ., what is weighing on the outlook for china? ~ , i. ., china? as you mentioned, the economic china? as you mentioned, the economic environment - china? as you mentioned, the economic environment is - chin