BEIJING -- China's economic contraction during the first quarter, the country's only quarterly decline on record, came as the coronavirus epidemic slowed or idled many construction projects and sapped an industry regarded as a key engine for growth.
The expansion of the China National Convention Center, 10 km north of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, represents one such project.
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