China's economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades.
China's economic growth hits 30-year low
STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 17, ARTSAKHPRESS: Official figures show that the world's second largest economy expanded by 6.1% in 2019 from the year before - the worst figure in 29 years.
The country has faced weak domestic demand and the impact of the bitter trade war with the US, according to BBC News.
The government has been rolling out measures over the past two years in an attempt to boost growth.
It comes after almost two years of trade tensions with the US - although hopes of a better relationship with America have seen improvements in manufacturing and business confidence data.
This week Washington and Beijing signed a "phase one" trade deal. However, analysts remain unsure whether those recent gains will continue.
In response to the lower growth rate, Beijing is now widely expected to roll out yet more stimulus measures.
The government has used a combination of measures aimed at easing the slowdown, including tax cuts and allowing local governments to sell large amounts of bonds to fund their infrastructure programmes.
The country's banks have also been encouraged to lend more, especially to small firms. New loans in the local currency hit a record high of $2.44 trillion (£1.86tn) last year.
