China economy grows at slowest pace in 25 years, latest GDP figures show
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from on (#113YN)
World's second-largest economy posts figures that add to fears of a slowdown that will affect financial markets across the world
China's economy grew at its slowest rate in a quarter of a century in 2015, data released on Tuesday showed, increasing pressure on Beijing to address fears of a prolonged slowdown and ease the jitters affecting global markets.
The full-year growth of 6.9% was only just short of government expectations of 7% but by contrast, growth in 2014 stood at 7.3%.
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