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China's economy grows 3.2% as virus lockdowns lifted

by AP Business Writer
| July 15, 2020 7:27 PM

BEIJING (AP) — China became the first major economy to grow since the coronavirus pandemic began, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest quarter as anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened.

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