China’s economic growth slows amid Trump tariff war and property woes

<p>GDP rises by 4.8% year on year between July and September, down from second-quarter growth rate of 5.2%</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/oct/20/china-economic-growth-gdp-low-house-prices-fall-stock-markets-ftse-business-live-news">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in a year in the latest quarter amid a trade war with the US and long-running woes in its property market.</p><p>Fragile domestic demand has left China’s economy heavily reliant on manufacturing and trade, at a time of mounting tensions with the Donald Trump administration.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/20/china-economic-growth-trump-tariff-war-property-gdp">Continue reading...</a>