China's Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli delivers a speech during the gala dinner for the Fortune Global Forum (FGF) in Chengdu, Sichuan province, June 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China is committed to accelerate economic reform, move faster to a consumer-driven economy and expand imports, while strongly opposing all forms of protectionism, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Thursday.
China, the world's second-largest economy, will in the next five years import $10 trillion (6.4 trillion pounds) worth of goods globally and invest $500 billion abroad, Zhang told a forum of Fortune 500 business leaders in Chengdu.
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