let s start with china, because it s currently holding its annual two day national people s congress and has set out its economic forecast for the year. premier li keqiang told a packed audience in beijing on sunday, that the government hoped to achieve economic growth of around 5% in 2023. the figure is in line with most analyst predictions. last year, successive strict lockdowns slowed china s growth. official figures show the world s second largest economy grew by 3% last year, which was way below the government target of five and a half % and its slowest for decades. lets discuss this with louise loo, senior economist at oxford economics. there s widely expected to be a big shakeup in the team handling the economy. around 5%, it probably implies that growth as low as 4.5% is probably acceptable to the government and we do think that means the policy matters that we see will be a little bit more than what we expect last year. more than what we expect last ear. , , , ye
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enjoying an afternoon snack. [laughter] greg: you know i hope ultimately the extensions come out okay. either way i think kat s going to be a brunette for a week. disgusting. which reminds me, do you know what it s time for? send the writers home, this next story writes itself. seriously you re all fired. pack your things and get the hell out. greg: this will make your blood boil if you have any blood left after it shoots out of your eyeballs. this is an unbelievable story yet somehow believable these days from the new york post. wisconsin school district has filed sexual harassment complaint against three middle schoolers for calling a classmate by a wrong pronoun. i know, i know. how are these kids supposed to even know what a pronoun is when they re too busy being taught how racist they are? priorities people. this isn t some looney left wing city on either left coast. this is a school district in kyle wisconsin, a city of just 3600 people. talk about small. larr
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