China on track to achieve annual economic growth targets – official

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SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China is expected to achieve or surpass its annual economic growth target of 6.5% this year despite the slight third-quarter slowdown, the country’s official Xinhua news agency quoted National Development and Reform Commission head He Lifeng as saying on Monday. He also said at a press conference on the sidelines of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that the country’s GDP will exceed Chinese yuan (CNY) 80,000bn this year and attributed the steady growth rate to structural progress as well as the country's positive economic outlook.