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Li Keqiang, China’s premier, called on Sunday for economic growth this year of “around 6.5 percent or higher, if possible.” Thomas Peter/Reuters

China Lowers Growth Target to 6.5%

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2017 | Business

Beijing- China has lowered its economic growth target for this year. The second strongest economy in the world has moved on with strict reforms to deal with mounting debts and to establish a protection against financial risks. China has an economic growth target of...

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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir gestures as he gives an address at the opening of the eighth session of Parliament in Khartoum on October 28, 2013.(Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Sudanese opposition parties reject meetings with President Bashir

by Ahmed Younis | Mar 11, 2014 | Middle East

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudanese political opposition forces have denied they were set to participate in meetings with President Omar Al-Bashir starting on Sunday, and have refused to participate in any talks until their preconditions are met. Members of the...

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General view of the first plenary session of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 07 March 2013. (EPA)

Is China Ready for World Leadership?

by Amir Taheri | Mar 8, 2013 | Opinion

With the United States adopting a neo-isolationist posture under President Barack Obama, could China fill part of the gap left by America’s declining influence in sensitive regions such as the Middle East? The question has been debated here and elsewhere since the...