China's economy holds steady with solid structural gains in first seven months: official

中国前七个月经济保持稳定,结构改善成效显著:官方

The Beijing Hour

2026-08-17

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The Belt and Road Initiative has made fruitful achievements since the Chinese president stressed mutually beneficial cooperation in his speech on the initiative at a symposium exactly 10 years ago (01:15). Iran says it has not yet made a decision to extend the peace memorandum of understanding with the United States, which expires on Monday (13:36). Chinese authorities say the country's economy maintained overall stability in the first seven months of the year with a clear trend toward higher-quality and innovation-driven growth (36:58).
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