Top economic official says 'confident' China will hit growth target this year

China's top economic planner said Tuesday that authorities were "fully confident" the country would hit its economic growth targets for the year, after markets rallied on hope for fresh stimulus.

"We are fully confident in achieving the goals of economic and societal development for the year," Zheng Shanjie, head of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), told a press conference in Beijing.

AFP