BEIJING/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Financial Times) -- China's premier has said the world's second-largest economy could struggle to record positive growth in the current quarter, urging officials to help companies resume production after COVID-19 lockdowns.
The comments by Li Keqiang, to tens of thousands of officials on an internal videocast on Wednesday, underscore the difficulties President Xi Jinping's administration will have in reaching its annual growth target of 5.5% while also battling Omicron outbreaks.
