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  "id": 15548818,
  "title": "China's economic growth picks up in third quarter, beating expectations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chinas-economic-growth-picks-up-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations-15548818",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T02:58:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444889/chinas-economic-growth-picks-up-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China's economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, surpassing expectations and easing pressure on policymakers to implement more aggressive stimulus measures to meet the annual target. The Bureau of Statistics released the third-quarter GDP growth rate, which improved from the three-year low of 4.3% in the previous quarter and beat the forecast of 4.4% growth. While Beijing has heavily relied on exports for growth this year, the engine faces growing pressure due to weak domestic demand and escalating trade tensions with the European Union.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "China’s economy expands 4.5% in third quarter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chinas-economy-expands-4-5-in-third-quarter",
        "published": "2026-10-19T02:19:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "China's economic growth picks up in third quarter, beating expectations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chinas-economic-growth-picks-up-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations-15543554",
        "published": "2026-10-19T02:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "China’s economic growth picks up in third quarter, beating expectations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chinas-economic-growth-picks-up-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations",
        "published": "2026-10-19T02:24:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}