The economy has grown at an average 8 percent over the past five years， making it the fastest growing economy in the But a tight monetary policy and the worse-than-expected global slowdown has put the brakes on growth after it peaked at 9 pe rcent in the second quarter last The country's GDP growth slowed to 8 percent in the second quarter， compared with 9 percent for Meanwhile， external demand， a key driver of China's economic expansion， is likely to dry up further in the months Some analysts have warned there is risk of recession and called for more stimulus "The economy is not really weak，" Huang Yiping， an economist with Citigroup， wrote in a research "China needed economic stimulus policies during the Asian financial crisis， but it doesn't need them " Retail sales were up 3 percent in July， the strongest increase in the past 10 years， Huang Meanwhile， fixed-asset investment growth also picked up in July to 2 percent， compared with 8 percent for the first 这个作为开头你可以参考下
