China 2nd-quarter GDP growth slows to 5.2% amid trade friction with U.S.

China's pace of real economic growth slowed to 5.2 percent year-on-year in the April-June period from 5.4 percent in the previous quarter amid trade tensions with the United States, official data showed Tuesday.But the inflation-adjusted gross domestic product of the world's second-largest economy exceeded the ambitious growth target of around 5 percent set for 2025, thanks to stimulus measures implemented by Beijing and an agreement with Washington struck in May to de-escalate tensions.On a quarter-to-quarter basis, China's GDP rose 1.1 percent in the second quarter of 2025, decelerating f…READ FULL ARTICLE