Author: Gabriel Crossley
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China tops forecasts with 8.1% growth in 2021 but headwinds loom
By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy rebounded in 2021 with its best growth in a decade, helped by robust exports, but there are signs that momentum is slowing on weakening consumption and a property downturn, pointing to the need for more policy support. Growth in the fourth quarter hit a…
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China criticizes U.S. over COVID origin report
BEIJING/WASHINGTON • China on Wednesday criticized the U.S. “politicization” of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding without evidence that American labs be investigated, ahead of the release of a U.S. intelligence report on the virus. The U.S. report is intended to resolve disputes among intelligence agencies considering different theories about how the…