China's economy sees a V-shaped rebound in second quarter, with primary and industrial production doing much of heavy lifting
From competitive high-tech manufacturing sector to higher than expected trade growth, China's economy managed to secure a positive growth in the second quarter against tough headwinds and achieve a V-shaped rebound with 2.5 percent growth in the first half of the year, a hard-won achievement considering the country's arduous fight with the most serious outbreaks of coronavirus since 2020 and a tough external environment, officials and experts said as they further underlined the economic resili-ence and abilities of the nation of 1.4 billion people to brave challenges ahead.