ECONOMY
China Q3 2026 growth estimated at 4.4%, below full-year target
A Nikkei survey of 22 economists puts China's third-quarter GDP growth at an average of 4.4% year-on-year, in a range of 4.0%–4.8%, marginally above Q2's 4.3% but still short of the government's 4.5%–5.0% full-year target.