China has set its GDP growth rate at over 6 percent for 2021 as its economic recovery gathers steam, and will devote full energy to promoting reform, innovation and high-quality development, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday while delivering the report on the government's work at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress. Professor Yao Yang from the China Center for Economic Research of Peking University pointed out the rationale behind this new target.