Chinese economic slowdown or a slow rebalancing?
by Phillip Inman Economics correspondent from on (#QYHF)
Debate rages on over whether China is stuck in an industrial rut or rebalancing towards services
China is on the road to recovery. Or maybe it isn't, at least not for some time, say the contradictory reports on the world's second-largest economy.
The latest GDP figures, showing a growth rate in the third quarter of 6.9%, down from 7% in the second quarter, have done little to lay this particular debate to rest.
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