China’s economy can grow by up to 5% over next 5 years, ex-finance official says

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China can sustain annual growth of 4.5 to 5 per cent over its next five-year plan period, former finance vice-minister Zhu Guangyao has said, just days ahead of a key Communist Party conclave to roll out the 2026-2030 blueprint.“We have full confidence that we will accomplish the economic development goal this year. The economic growth will be around 5 per cent,” Zhu said at a conference in Beijing on Friday, hosted by the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University.“I...