China economy shows positive signs but pressure lingers - premier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy has showed more positive signs but downward pressures still persisted, state television quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Monday.
The government will forward "supply-side reforms" while keeping economic growth within a reasonable range, Li was quoted as saying during a meeting with provincial and municipal officials.
Li also said the government will use measures such as debt-to-equity swaps to help lower firms' debt levels.
(Reporting by China Monitoring Desk and Kevin Yao; Editing by Robert Birsel)
