BEIJING: China’s economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter of the year, data showed on Friday, fuelling hopes growth may be stabilizing, but analysts warned private investment still needed to pick up.

The world’s second biggest economy grew 6.7 percent year on year in April-June, slightly quicker than forecast in an Agence France-Presse survey and the same as the previous three months.

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