BEIJING: China’s economy grew 9.9% year-on-year in the first quarter 2003, the fastest pace in six years, but the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak is casting a pall over future growth prospects.
The eye-popping rise in gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter was well above the government target of 7% for the year and put China on pace to beat last year’s 8% performance.
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