介绍:
China 'not heading for hard landing', says top economic planner
forecast / 'fɔrkæst/ v./n 预报，预测 CET4
abrupt / ə'brʌpt/ adj. 生硬的；突然的；唐突的 CET4
destine / 'dɛstɪn / v 注定；命定；预定 TEM4
overreliance /ˌəʊvərɪˈlaɪəns/ n. 过度信赖，过度依赖
China's chief economic planner said the world's second biggest economy will "absolutely not experience a hard landing" despite growth forecast cuts. Predictions of an abrupt economic slowdown are "destined to come to nothing", said Xu Shaoshi, head of China's state planning agency.
China's National People's Congress on Saturday lowered the economic growth target for 2016 to a range of 6.5%-7%. Last year, China's goal was "about 7%", but the economy actually grew by 6.9%. That was the lowest expansion in 25 years.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced the lower growth range in his opening speech at the annual meeting in Beijing, warning of a "difficult battle" ahead.
The People's Congress, which meets once a year, sets out to determine both the economic and political agenda for the country. It comes at a time when China is struggling with slowing economic growth and a shift away from overreliance on manufacturing and heavy industry.
