HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China's economy sank into a deeper funk in the third quarter, testing the leadership's resolve to rev up demand.
Gross domestic product rose 4.6% on the year in the three months through September, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. That was down from the second quarter's 4.7% growth, marking the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2023, when the country was emerging from three years of strict COVID-19 restrictions.
