China’s economic growth slows to 7.9%

The Yangshan container port in Shanghai. China’s economic growth slowed to a still-robust 7.9% in the three months ending in June (Chinatopix/AP)

China’s economic growth slowed to a still-strong 7.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in June as a rebound from the coronavirus levelled off.

Growth slowed from the previous quarter’s explosive 18.3% expansion, which was magnified by comparison with early 2020, when the economy shut down to fight the coronavirus.