China set to meet, or even beat, 2017 growth target of 6.5%

Beijing

CHINA will have no problem meeting its economic growth target of around 6.5 per cent this year, and may even beat it, the head of the Statistics Bureau said on Tuesday, confirming widespread market expectations.

Steps taken by the government to rein in the overheated property market have also been effective and will remain in place, Ning Jizhe told reporters in a briefing in Beijing.