BEIJING—China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tries to reverse a slump while enforcing anti-virus controls and a crackdown on debt in its vast real estate industry.
The world’s second-largest economy grew by 3.9 percent over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, up from the previous quarter’s 0.4 percent, official data showed Monday.
