China Sets Its Lowest Growth Target in DecadesHeres Why

|March 17, 2026Updated:March 17, 2026China has set its lowest economic growth target in decades for this year, at 4.5 to 5 percent.Beijing has maintained its target at “around 5 percent” for the past three years, and last year, it reported a growth rate of exactly 5 percent—no more and no less.