Chinese National Bureau of Statistics spokesman

Chinese National Bureau of Statistics spokesman

Mao Shengyong, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, attends a press conference in Beijing on April 17, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Mao Shengyong, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, meets the press in Beijing on March 16, 2020, to release January-February industrial production. The bureau said China's industrial output logged a 13.5 percent year-on-year decline during the period, marking the first contraction since 1998, in reflection of the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Mao Shengyong, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, meets the press in Beijing on March 16, 2020, to release January-February industrial production. The bureau said China's industrial output logged a 13.5 percent year-on-year decline during the period, marking the first contraction since 1998, in reflection of the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China GDP for April-June period

China GDP for April-June period

Mao Shengyong, a spokesman for China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks at a press conference held in Beijing on July 16, 2018, following the release of the April-June gross domestic product figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China GDP for April-June period

China GDP for April-June period

Mao Shengyong, a spokesman for China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks at a press conference held in Beijing on July 16, 2018, following the release of the April-June gross domestic product figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China's 1st qtr GDP growth at 6.9%

China's 1st qtr GDP growth at 6.9%

Mao Shengyong, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, releases the country's first-quarter gross domestic product data in Beijing on April 17, 2017. China's economy grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in the reporting period, up 6.9 percent from a year earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo