BEIJING – There was no finger-pointing and no finger-wagging during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s annual news conference on Thursday (March 11).

The Premier showed humility when asked about China’s economy eclipsing the United States by 2028 – years earlier than previously expected, due to the contrasting economic recoveries of the two countries from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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