China's premier says economy faces risks but has policy tools to cope

China's 2017 economic growth target of around 6.5 percent is not low and is not easy to meet, Li said at his annual news conference at the end of the annual meeting of China's parliament.

March 15, 2017 / 09:15 IST

Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that China's economy faces domestic and external risks this year, but added the country has many policy tools to cope with them.

China's 2017 economic growth target of around 6.5 percent is not low and is not easy to meet, Li said at his annual news conference at the end of the annual meeting of China's parliament.

first published: Mar 15, 2017 09:15 am

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