NBS Deputy Director Wang Shunyong Says New Growth Drivers Contributed Over 40% to First-Half Economic Growth
Wang Shunyong, deputy head of the National Bureau of Statistics, said on July 5 that new growth drivers contributed more than 40% to economic growth in the first half of the year, increasingly shouldering the burden of China's economy; this claim contrasts with data showing a contraction in the construction and real estate sectors and has drawn skepticism.