On New Year's Eve, President Xi Jinping said China should introduce "more active" macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported.
The country is struggling to emerge from a crisis this year fuelled by a slumping property market, weak consumption and rising government debt, AFP reported.
In recent months, Beijing has taken a number of aggressive measures aimed at boosting growth, including cutting interest rates, lifting restrictions on home purchases and easing the debt burden on local governments.
However, economists have warned that more direct fiscal stimulus aimed at strengthening domestic consumption is needed to fully heal the Chinese economy.
"We should further deepen reforms, expand high-level opening-up, better coordinate development and security (and) implement more active and effective macroeconomic policies," state broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as telling the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at a New Year tea party.
Beijing is aiming for an official national growth target this year of around 5 percent, a goal that officials have expressed confidence will be met but which many economists believe will be missed.
"New-quality productivity is developing steadily and annual GDP is expected to grow by about five percent," Xi reiterated.
The International Monetary Fund expects China's economy to grow by 4.8 percent this year and 4.5 percent next year. | BGNES
Xi Jinping wants a more active economic policy for 2025.
