China's fixed-asset investment decline narrows

Aerial photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows the new Taiyuan-Jiaozuo high-speed railway in Jiaozuo, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li An)

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed-asset investment went down 1.6 percent year on year during the January-July period, narrowing from the 3.1-percent decline in the first half of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. ■