China's 2017 H1 GDP grows 6.9%

China's gross domestic product expanded 6.9 percent

year-on-year in the first half of 2017, China's National Bureau of

Statistics said on Monday.

GDP growth in the first quarter was 6.9 percent, while in the second quarter it was 6.9%.

During

a meeting with business leaders on July 6, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

noted that the country’s economic growth continues to be within

reasonable range, and that major economic indicators stabilized in the

first six months of the year.