Local governments revise GDP growth targets lower for 2018

A number of Chinese local governments have set lower GDP growth targets for this year and attached more importance to innovation and environmental protection after the country vowed to pursue high-quality development.

The largest GDP growth target adjustment came from Tianjin municipality, from 8 percent for 2017 to 5 percent for this year, according to its government work report delivered at the local people's congress sessions.

In 2017, Tianjin's GDP growth slumped to 3.6 percent year-on-year, the lowest since 1989, from 9 percent in 2016.