China's economy grew at its slowest quarterly pace since late 2022 in the second quarter of 2026, missing expectations and intensifying pressure on Beijing to introduce new stimulus measures.
According to data released Wednesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics, gross domestic product expanded 4.3% between April and June compared with a year earlier. The figure fell short of economists' expectations of 4.5%, according to a Reuters poll, and marked a slowdown from the 5% growth recorded during the first quarter.
