According to a Xinhua report
- 1H 2018 GDP growth seen at 6.7% y/y
CASS is the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and they tend to release forecasts on the Chinese economy every now and then. This will all factor into market expectations of growth in the economy for the year.
IMF has growth for China also pinned at 6.6% although premier Li Keqiang noted that he is looking for around a 6.5% growth at the start of the year.