China will maintain continuous and stable macroeconomic policies in 2014, said the head of the country's top economic planning agency on Sunday.

Xu Shaoshi, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, made his remarks following the statement issued on Friday after the four-day tone-setting Central Economic Conference, attended by top Chinese leaders.

The statement said "the core is to seek steady progress and promote reforms and innovations" to soundly manage economic work next year.