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China stocks closed lower on Wednesday as mixed signals from economic data added to investors' uncertainty over prospects for further policy stimulus this year.

China stocks closed lower on Wednesday as mixed signals from economic data added to investors' uncertainty over prospects for further policy stimulus this year.

China stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried that a recovery in the property sector is losing steam, adding to uncertainty over the economic outlook.

China stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried that a recovery in the property sector is losing steam, adding to uncertainty over the economic outlook.

China's economy expanded at a 6.7% annual pace in the April-June period compared with a year earlier.

China's economy expanded at a 6.7% annual pace in the April-June period compared with a year earlier.

China stocks slipped on Thursday as investors sold metals, mining and materials shares following weak trade data.

China stocks slipped on Thursday as investors sold metals, mining and materials shares following weak trade data.

China stocks closed higher on Wednesday as investors bet on further fiscal and monetary stimulus in the second half of 2016, following GDP data on Friday.

The White House said on Tuesday that an arbitration court ruling that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea should be treated as final and binding.

China stocks posted solid gains on Tuesday, shaking off a weak morning session as investors bought shares in the finance and manufacturing sectors.

China stocks posted solid gains on Tuesday, shaking off a weak morning session as investors bought shares in the finance and manufacturing sectors.

China stocks closed up on Monday, shedding some early gains but still finishing in the black.

China stocks closed up on Monday, shedding some early gains but still finishing in the black.

When China's government reports Tuesday on the economy's performance last year, one central question will have already been answered: Growth slowed to its most anemic pace in a quarter century.

The prospect of Iranian oil adding to the global flood of crude pushed prices further down on Monday, with Brent crude touching its lowest level since 2003.

McDonald's is adding more than 1,000 restaurants in China and is hunting for an investment partner in Asia to speed its expansion and smooth over a rough recent history in the region.

Yum Brands Inc. is considering selling a stake in its Chinese operation as part of a plan by the restaurant giant to spin off the once-fast-growing business.

Stocks in China jumped Monday after authorities signaled they may want to make it easier for investors to borrow to buy shares, a practice that took off last year and ultimately led to a bubble in the market.

BEIJING -- China has set economic growth targets of between 6.5% and 7% for 2016 and an average of at least 6.5% over the next five years, goals that acknowledge slowing momentum in the world's second-largest economy but that could still be difficult to hit.