China's economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the
United States, and more stimulus is expected this year as
Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand.
As expected, China's growth slowed to 6.1% last year, from 6.6% in 2018, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
This year is crucial for the ruling Communist Party to fulfill its goal of doubling gross domestic product (GDP) and incomes in the decade to 2020, and turning
China into a "moderately prosperous" nation.