The quarterly growth exceeded most forecasts and brought 2009's full-year expansion to 8.7 per cent. The government had forecast 8.3 per cent growth for the coming year. China has led the recovery from the global financial and economic crisis, due partly to its 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) of stimulus spending. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.