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China’s economic growth weakens amid construction slowdown

A girl wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus rides a scooter past Chinese government's propaganda "China Dream" billboard on display along a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask smokes as she walks by construction cranes stand near the skyscrapers at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman holding a face mask yawns while passing by a construction crane at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus walk on a pedestrian overhead bridge past construction cranes at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A girl wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus rides a scooter past Chinese government's propaganda "China Dream" billboard on display along a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask smokes as she walks by construction cranes stand near the skyscrapers at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman holding a face mask yawns while passing by a construction crane at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus walk on a pedestrian overhead bridge past construction cranes at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A girl wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus rides a scooter past Chinese government's propaganda "China Dream" billboard on display along a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask smokes as she walks by construction cranes stand near the skyscrapers at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman holding a face mask yawns while passing by a construction crane at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus walk on a pedestrian overhead bridge past construction cranes at the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. China's economic growth sank in the latest quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man rides a scooter past by a security guard on duty at an entrance gate of a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Red lanterns hang in front of a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A family walks by a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People walk along a riverbank near a commercial office buildings under construction in Tongzhou, outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. China’s economy is losing steam as President Xi Jinping's government cracks down on corporate debt and energy use in pursuit of more stable, sustainable growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China’s economic growth weakens amid construction slowdown