Stress on infra keeps stable growth in spotlight

Increasing investment by funding major infrastructure projects is likely to drive growth in China this year as some local governments have prioritized GDP expansion, experts said.

Their comments emerged amid the ongoing local people's congresses and political consultative conferences. To date, some 30 province-level regions have concluded their local two sessions, with regional annual economic growth targets and specific economic plans set for the year.

For most of them, stable growth has emerged as a key priority for this year. Specific measures to expand demand, ensure effective investment and boost consumption are in the pipeline.