Xi says China could have set GDP growth goal around 6% had there been no coronavirus

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said China's annual economic growth target could have been set around 6% had the new coronavirus epidemic not happened, according to state media reports on Saturday.The Chinese government on Friday omitted a gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for 2020 in its yearly work report unveiled at the start of the annual meeting of parliament, citing uncertainties brought on by the epidemic."If the epidemic hadn't happened, under general..