It was too early to talk about ending the economic stimulus plans in China, Li Yang, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a leading domestic economist, said on Thursday.

"The economy is in the critical period of stabilization and moving upwards, but it still takes time for us to see a full-fledged recovery of the Chinese economy," Li told Xinhua in an exclusive interview during the on-going 2009 Summer Davos, also known as the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009, held in north China's port city Dalian.

Experts had agreed to continue adopting economic stimulus packages after the G20 meeting in London, as the global economic recovery was not stable yet, he added.

He said that China needs further reforms to improve its industrial structure in China.

Besides the 4-trillion-yuan (586 billion U.S. dollars) stimulus package to boost economy, the Chinese government has formulated ten specific stimulus plans to bolster the development of sectors including iron and steel, automobiles and others. China's economy grew 7.1 percent year on year in the first half this year.

(Xinhua News Agency September 10, 2009)