China’s Economic Growth in 2015 Is Slowest in 25 Years
GDP grows 6.9% in 2015; Economists, and even Chinese officials, are projecting a tougher year ahead
BEIJING—China recorded a pronounced deceleration in growth last year, affirming that a multiyear slowdown is biting the world’s second-largest economy harder and shows little sign of abating.
The growth rate, released by the government on Tuesday, moderated to 6.8% for the fourth quarter and 6.9% for 2015. The annual pace was the weakest in a quarter century, and the quarterly level undershot market expectations, posting its lowest...