Full coverage: 2016 Central Economic Work Conference

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to press ahead with supply-side structural reforms in 2017, said a statement issued Friday after the Central Economic Work Conference.

China eyes substantial progress in five key areas of supply-side structural reforms next year, including cutting overcapacity, destocking, de-leveraging, lowering costs and improving weak links, said the statement.