CHINA-2023-GDP-H1-INCREASE (CN)

(230717) -- BEIJING, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee works at a factory in Dingjiang Township of Lingchuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 19, 2023. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.5 percent year on year in the first half (H1) of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. China's GDP reached 59.3 trillion yuan (about 8.3 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half, NBS data showed. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)