China's economic growth slowest since 1990 amid trade war with US
by Lily Kuo in Beijing from on (#47DH0)
Fears China may not be able to help shore up weakening global growth as GDP figures are slowest nation has reported in 28 years
China's economy grew 6.6% in 2018, its slowest pace in almost 30 years, confirming a slowdown in the world's second largest economy that could threaten global growth.
After years of breakneck expansion, official data on Monday confirmed that China's growth in 2018 was the country's slowest reported rate since 1990 and down from 6.8% in 2017.
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