China to target around 6% growth in 2020, step up state spending - sources
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to set a lower economic growth target of around 6% in 2020 from this year's 6-6.5%, relying on increased state infrastructure spending to ward off a sharper slowdown, policy sources said.Chinese leaders are trying to support growth to limit job losses that could affect social stability, but are facing pressure to tackle debt risks caused by pump-priming policies.The proposed target, to be unveiled at China's annual parliamentary session in early March 2020, was..