China 2023 economic growth tipped to be weakest in decades
China's economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is expected to show Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global uncertainties."The main challenge for China's economic recovery still stems from the property sector," said Jing Liu, chief economist for Greater China at HSBC. The property sector has long accounted for around a quarter of China's economy.