Fed's Kaplan says China GDP target appears to have meant higher debt ratio

Kaplan said on Tuesday in Beijing that he is monitoring how slowing growth, high levels of overcapacity and high levels of debt to gross domestic product (GDP) in major economies outside the United States might be impacting economic conditions in the U.S, reports Reuters.

China is aiming for 6.5 percent to 7 percent GDP growth this year.

The IMF has said China's total debt load was 250 percent of GDP in 2015 and could lead to slower growth.