China's economy grew a forecast-beating 6.9 percent in 2017, picking up steam for the first time since 2010 despite its battles against a massive debt and polluting factories, official data showed Thursday. The robust economic expansion indicated stability after slowing down since China last posted double-digit growth in 2010. The reading -- which beat the 6.8 percent predicted by analysts surveyed by AFP -- comes as China kicks its war on pollution into gear, halving industrial production for some steel smelters and mills this winter.
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