Beijing, Jan 16, 2026 (AFP) - China's 2025 economic growth likely slowest in decades: analysts

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China's economy likely grew last year at its weakest rate in three decades, outside of the pandemic, according to an AFP survey of analysts ahead of official data on Monday. The world's second-largest economy struggled to shore up its property market while boosting domestic consumption as Chinese exports to the key US market were crimped by Donald Trump's tariffs. President Xi Jinping said last month that growth probably met an annual target of "......

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