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Graphic Truth: China's 6% Is Different

China's days of breakneck double-digit economic growth are long gone, but when you are talking about an economy of this size, even much slower growth rates can have a huge impact on the global economy. Here's a look at what it would mean if China was growing at "only" 6 percent for the next ten years.

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