China says that US tariff pressure will not affect growth

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(16 Apr 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing - 16 April 2025 1. Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Statistics Sheng Laiyun entering briefing 2. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Sheng Laiyun, Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Statistics: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT AND IS PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 3++ "In the short term, this tariff will pose certain pressure on China's economy and trade, but it does not change the overriding trend of China's economic growth because we have