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In China, Sobering Signs of Slower Growth
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/business/global/in-china-sobering-signs-of-a-slower-growth.html?src=me&ref=business
"At its peak, in 2007, China’s economy grew at an annual pace of 14.2 percent. As recently as 2010, it was 10.4 percent. Now, though, the government is trying to guide the economy toward a minimum average annual growth of 7 percent through 2015."