Chinese Premier Li Keqiang presides over a plenary meeting of the State Council, which discusses a draft version of the government work report and analyzes economic work in the first quarter of 2019, Jan. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for efforts to ensure economic growth within a reasonable range.
Chairing a plenary meeting of the State Council, which discussed a draft version of the government work report and analyzed economic work in the first quarter of 2019, Li said the country faces a more complicated development environment this year, with growing challenges and downward pressure on the economy creating arduous tasks for the government.
He urged efforts to strike a balance among stabilizing growth, promoting reforms, restructuring, improving people's well-being and preventing risks.
The government will strive to innovate and improve its macro-regulation but not resort to massive economic stimulus, Li said.
He said the country will keep economic growth within a reasonable range through range-based, targeted and precision regulation, and resist downward pressure with market vitality unleashed by reform and opening-up.
