SHANGHAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiangsaid it would be "very difficult" for China's economy to grow ata rate of 6% or more because of the high base from which it wasstarting and the complicated international backdrop.
The world's No.2 economy faced "certain downward pressure"due to slowing global growth as well as the rise ofprotectionism and unilateralism, Li said in an interview withRussian media which was published on the Chinese government'swebsite, gov.cn.(Reporting by John Ruwitch and Wang JingEditing by Shri Navaratnam)