BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces an arduous task to achieve its 7.5 percent trade growth target this year as the high growth period for its trade is over, a senior commerce ministry official said on Tuesday.
Zhang Ji, head of foreign trade department at the commerce ministry, also told a news conference that violence against Chinese firms in Vietnam could hurt bilateral trade.
Last week, China's cabinet announced a raft of measures to support the wobbly trade sector, including giving more tax breaks, credit insurance and currency hedging options to its exporters.
The government has set a target of 7.5 percent growth for exports and imports this year. China missed its targets of 8 percent in 2013 and 10 percent in 2012.
(Reporting By Kevin Yao)