Highlights of news conference of NDRC

Economic performance to be good in 2019: He Lifeng

Chinese economy will maintain steady progress with good momentum for growth and meeting the government's stated target, said He Lifeng.

"With the implementation of various supportive policies, I believe this year the economy will register a good performance," he added.

China has also made big strides in fostering a better business environment, as the country ranked 46th place out of 190 countries in the World Bank's newly released ranking list in 2018. While China ranked 78th place for ease of doing business in 2017.