OUTSTRIPPING EXPECTATIONS.docVIP

OUTSTRIPPING EXPECTATIONS 　　The National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on January 20 that in 2013， China’s GDP grew 7.7 percent to 56 trillion yuan（$9.17 trillion）， reaching the goal of 7.5 percent set by the Central Government at the beginning of the year. In short， the Chinese economy has continued to grow at a relatively quick pace. 　　Such a growth rate represents a hardearned achievement. In 2013， the Chinese Government intensified economic restructuring， and the massive shutdown of outdated production capacity with high-pollution and highenergy consumption levels might well have caused