BOAO -- Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Friday expressed his confidence in China's economy when meeting with global entrepreneurs during the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia (BFA).

China's sound economic fundamentals remain unchanged as the economy has entered the new normal period, Zhang said in a meeting on the sidelines of the BFA annual conference held in the southernmost island province of Hainan.

Corporate executives from companies including Tata Sons, Mitsui Fudosan and Qualcomm attended the symposium.