Guess what’s back? China’s economic growth target.
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China was the only major economy to expand in 2020, though at its slowest pace in decades.
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Beijing is now aiming for an expansion of at least 6% this year. It scrapped its 2020 target due to COVID disruption. Plus, Australia insulates itself from Italy’s vaccine export ban by preparing its domestic production lines. And, could Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturers help with a shortage of chips for U.S. automakers?
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The team
David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Brian Allison
Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer