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China’s economic growth is sputtering

The country’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly three decades, showing how the U.S.-China trade war and a global economic cool-down are taking their toll.

Growth in the second quarter was just 6.2 percent, according to Chinese officials. That’s the lowest it has been since modern record-keeping began in 1992, and at the bottom end of government forecasts. (It may also be worse: Economists widely doubt the truthfulness of Beijing’s numbers.)

It shows the limits of Beijing’s ability to juice its economy, some experts say. China had sought to spur growth by spending more on infrastructure projects and cutting taxes, which led to a surge of economic activity in April. Then things slowed after trade talks with the U.S. broke down in mid-May.