China's economic planner on Tuesday expressed confidence in achieving the 6.5 percent annual growth target as domestic consumption is expected to become a stronger force driving economic development.
?China will take a series of new measures this year to solicit more foreign investment, Ning Jizhe, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Tuesday.
?China reiterated on Monday its commitment to further opening up and support for economic globalization to facilitate both domestic and global development.
China will open doors wider to foreign investors this year by completely opening up its general manufacturing sector and expand access to a number of other sectors, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.
Financial risk prevention will continue to be a tough task this year, requiring joint efforts to "hold the bottom line", especially by controlling the overall money supply and keeping a close eye on property bubbles, a national political adviser said on Sunday.
China has set its GDP growth target at around 6.5 percent for 2018, unchanged from that for 2017, according to a government work report available to the media on Monday.
?Chinese lawmakers are planning to make a new basic law to promote and protect foreign investment, a spokesperson for the annual session of China's top legislature said Sunday.
China will focus on a high-quality economic growth model, discarding the previous overarching emphasis on speed, by further deepening restructuring reforms and preventing systemic risks, a spokesman said on Friday.
This year is seen as a big turning point in building China's financial system, especially for the likely restructuring of the nation's financial regulatory framework to more effectively fend off systemic risks.
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