China’s economic growth at three-decade low

Beijing is expected to introduce new stimulus measures

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The impact of Beijing’s trade tensions with Washington has been laid bare as new figures showed that China’s economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades.

Official data show that the world’s second largest economy expanded by 6.1% in 2019 from the year before - the worst figure in 29 years.

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