China's Xi warns officials against chasing 'reckless' GDP


BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping (pic) lashed out at inflated growth numbers and vowed to crack down on the pursuit of "reckless” projects that have no purpose except showing superficial results.

"All plans must be based on facts, aiming for solid, genuine growth without exaggeration, and promoting high-quality, sustainable development,” Xi said last week, according to a report on Sunday (Dec 14) in the People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s official newspaper.

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