BBCNEWS World Business Report July 6, 2024
months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the country's strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% — that's well over china's own targets. joining me now is rory green, chief china economist at consultants ts lombard. these numbers look strong. is it a short—...