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China's 2019 economic growth weakens to 6.1% amid trade war

by AP Business Writer
| January 16, 2020 6:35 PM

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a trade war with Washington and domestic consumer spending weakened, adding to headaches for the ruling Communist Party.

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