The Chinese government is planning more steps to support economic growth and is confident of achieving its full year economic target, the country's top state planner said Tuesday, and announced more funding initiatives for projects, but defied expectations by not unveiling any major stimulus.
Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said in a press conference that the fundamentals of the Chinese economic development have not changed, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
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