The first president to truly take on China and he is beating them. Slowest growth in TWENTY SEVEN YEARS.View photosChina's economy has been hit by cooling domestic demand and the long-running trade dispute with the United StatesChina's economy expanded at its slowest rate in nearly three decades in the third quarter, hit by cooling domestic demand and a protracted US trade war, official data showed Friday.
The Chinese economy grew 6.0 percent in July-September, compared with 6.2 percent in the second quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The reading -- in line with an AFP survey of 13 analysts -- is the worst quarterly figure since 1992 but within the government's target range of 6.0-6.5 percent for the whole year.
The economy grew at 6.6 percent in 201
"The national economy maintained overall stability in the first three quarters," said NBS spokesman Mao Shengyong.
"However, we must be aware that given the complicated and severe economic conditions both at home and abroad, the slowing global economic growth, and increasing external instabilities and uncertainties, the economy is under mounting downward pressure."
Services and high-tech manufacturing were the key areas of growth, while employment was "generally stable", he added.
- Propping up economy -
Beijing has stepped up support for the economy with major tax and rate cuts and has scrapped foreign investment restrictions in its stock market.
In its latest measure to shore up growth, the central bank said Wednesday it was pumping 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) into the financial system through its medium-term lending facility to banks, which is designed to maintain liquidity in the market.
But the efforts have not been enough to offset the blow from softening demand at home.
The trade conflict and weak domestic demand prompted the International Monetary Fund to lower its 2019 growth forecast for China from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent on Tuesday.
The long-running trade war with the US has also chipped away at the Chinese economy.
