Li upbeat despite economic slowdown

Growth weakest for 66 months, but 'positive and profound changes' seen

China's economic growth slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace in five and a half years, but Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday structural improvements can be seen.

The world's second-largest economy grew by 7.3 percent from July to September from a year earlier, down from 7.5 percent in the second quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said.