Nation's GDP growth remains strong

China is expected to maintain robust growth momentum this year while making progress in reform and opening-up, despite escalating trade tensions that might create some unexpected downturn pressure, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund said on Friday.

Analysts said the effect of the China-US trade frictions on China's macroeconomic fundamentals would be mild, although attention should be paid to the potential impact of an expanded scale of the disputes.

The country's annual GDP growth rate is projected by the IMF to be 6.6 percent for the year, which remains unchanged from its May projection.