The nation’s gross domestic product increased 6.9% in the three months through June, beating a Bloomberg survey’s median forecast of 6.8% growth. June industrial output, fixed-asset investment and retail sales all surpassed estimates as well. China will carry on efforts to make the yuan more market-based, and it will push ahead with globalisation of the currency in a steady manner, President Xi Jinping said at the two-day National Financial Work Conference that ended Saturday.
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