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YOU WONT BELIEVE: China posts disappointing growth as officials hold key meeting - You Need To See This

China's President Xi Jinping (L) and other top officials are gathering for the party's secretive Third Plenum on Monday. (Credit: AFP)

China posted lower than expected growth in the second quarter on Monday, with all eyes on how top officials gathering for a key meeting in Beijing might seek to tackle the country's deepening economic malaise.

The world's second-largest economy is grappling with a real estate debt crisis, weakening consumption, and an ageing population.

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