China's economy surged a year-on-year 10.9 percent in the first
half of 2006, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed
Tuesday, roaring ahead despite a slew of measures imposed by the
government to ease the blistering growth of investment.
Total gross domestic product between January and June reached 9.14
trillion yuan (US$1.14 trillion), NBS spokesman Zheng Jingping told
a press conference in Beijing Tuesday morning.
Growth stood at 11.3 percent for the second quarter alone.
A number of economists, in interviews with Xinhua, acknowledged the
growth was alarmingly high, but Zheng played it down, saying such
high rates were also reported in previous years.