Govt targets 6% trade growth next year

Businesses encouraged to develop new competitive edges, commerce minister says

China has set a growth target for foreign trade at 6 percent for next year, down from about 7.5 percent in 2014.

Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said on Sunday that the ministry's main tasks next year will be stabilizing external demand, improving the quality of high-end manufacturing and adjusting the industrial structure.