Poll: China economy rebounds in Q2 after virus hit

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Beijing, July 12, 2020 (AFP): China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world's second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts.

The survey of analysts from 11 institutions pegged China's growth at 1.3 per cent -- a far cry from the 6.1 per cent expansion posted last year but in better shape than other countries still grappling with the contagion.