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China's Economic Growth Slips Again

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Almost every shop is closed on this street in a once-booming town in China. (BBC screenshot)

The Chinese economy is still the second largest in the world but there are signs it's lagging.

Figures out today show a slowdown for the second quarter in a row.

The BBC's John Sudworth visited a town that is home to one of the country's largest ship builders to see the effects.

This segment aired on July 15, 2013.

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