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Economy Grows 7.3% in 2001, Uphill Battle Still Ahead.
NBS announced Sunday evening in Beijing that China's GDP grew by 7.3 percent
to reach 9.85 trillion yuan in 2001.
However, China's economy also faces uphill battle. As the world economy
heads into its deepest downturn in two
China Greets New Century With Hope, Confidence
China, one of the world's oldest civilizations, is returning to the world
stage in a giant man's pace after having experienced the ups and downs of
the 20th century and will draw more attention with greater progress in a new
century beginning
