China Will Reach 2019 Economic Growth Goal, NBS Head Says

China will reach its target of economic growth of 6% to 6.5% in 2019, said National Bureau of Statistics head Ning Jizhe, just days before the official release of data on gross domestic product from last year.

China remains the world’s fastest-growing economy larger than $10 trillion, he said at a forum on Saturday, according to a report from the Securities Times. The remarks come as the planned signing of a phase-one trade deal with the U.S. in Washington next week brightens the outlook and dispels uncertainties over economic expansion.