BEIJING—Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday that the government aims to deliver economic growth of around 6.5% in 2017, compared with last year’s goal of 6.5% to 7%. In the latest government report, Mr. Li said Beijing aimed to keep consumer-price inflation under 3% in 2017, unchanged from last year’s goal. China’s consumer-price index rose 2.0% in 2016 from a year earlier, according to official data. The premier set a...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 05, 2017 00:33 UTC