The approach doesn’t necessarily mean China will abandon growth targets altogether, Chinese officials say. By de-emphasizing numeric goals, they said, the government will have more wiggle room in managing the economy. “It’s not that we don’t want speed in growth, but that we must generate growth with quality, efficiency and dynamism,” Mr. Yang said. The comments came after the conclusion of the Communist Party congress that granted Mr. Xi a level of authority unmatched in recent decades . Early in his first term, he appeared to embrace steps to steer China’s economy toward a path of slower but more sustainable growth. But in recent years, China’s leaders have returned to strategies fueled by debt and state investment to keep growth stable. Its target for this year is for growth of around 6.5%. In a speech opening the congress last week, […]