SYDNEY: China’s economy is fundamentally strong despite slowing growth, Australia’s new Treasurer Scott Morrison said Wednesday, urging his country’s opposition to support a new free trade pact with Beijing.

Disappointing manufacturing figures from China Wednesday renewed fears about the world’s second largest economy and global growth, and sent commodity-linked currencies falling along with Asian stocks.

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