China state planner upbeat on economy, watching volatile stock market
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CHINA'S top economic planner said on Tuesday that it was optimistic on the outlook for the economy in the second half of 2015, but was paying close attention to volatility in the country's stock markets.
Improved performance in the first half of the year boded well for the economy but growth momentum is still "insufficient", Li Pumin, secretary general of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), told a news conference.
