Economists expect China's GDP to return to growth in Q2

A worker checks a vehicle at an auto plant in Changchun, Jilin province, July 3, 2020. - Xinhua

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China's economy may return to the expansion mode from the second quarter after a sharp contraction in the first quarter, and the country's policies will remain supportive for the rest of the year to help the economy advance steadily out of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts said.

The country is scheduled to release a set of key economic data this week on second-quarter GDP, trade, investment, industrial production and retail sales.