Goal for GDP growth to be met this year

Regulator vows pre-emptive measures to meet annual target of around 6.5%

China will keep its economic growth within a reasonable range in the year's second half, and will ensure that its full-year growth target is achieved despite the ongoing China-US trade disputes and the country's debt-reduction initiatives, according to the nation's top economic regulator.

Given rising challenges that might put higher pressure on economic growth, the government will take more pre-emptive measures to meet growth target set at the start of this year, said Cong Liang, a spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, on Wednesday.