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Mr. Wen said government would aim for a growth rate of 7 percent this year, considerably slower than the 9.1 percent pace recorded for 2003. He said the government would reduce the issuance of state bonds intended to finance construction by about $3.6 billion, or 25 percent, and would also restrain lending and investment that has led to "redundant construction in some industries and regions."

At the Earth Summit in Johannesburg over a year ago, Israel and Jordan agreed to look into building a "Red-Dead" pipeline that would run 320 km along their rugged desert border. Dubbed the "Peace Conduit", the canal would be the biggest Israel-Jordanian joint venture since their 1994 peace treaty. Israeli officials cite the importance of cooperation with former Arab enemies as one of the main reasons they favor the Red-Dead canal over an older "Med-Dead" proposal to take water from the Mediterranean Sea, which would not involve Jordan.