Li predicts economic expansion to continue

Premier tells regional leaders that Chinese fundamentals still sound

Premier Li Keqiang's first public forecast for the Chinese economy in 2015 has offered little hope for a big stimulus, nor dramatic changes of macroeconomic policies from this year, experts said.

Li said the Chinese economy will face relatively large downward pressure in 2015, and the government will carry out fine-tuning of policy at appropriate times to ensure a sound development.