Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard below a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong hung on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government unveiled an annual economic growth target of “around 5%” on Wednesday, despite the possible negative impact of a looming trade war with the United States, and pledged to address what it called “sluggis