Can Asean ride on China’s second-quarter economic rebound?

China on Thursday surprised the world with a second-quarter economic rebound, dodging a recession and outperforming economists’ expectations. This is a sign of hope not only for the world’s second-largest economy, analysts say, but for Southeast Asian nations that rely heavily on China for growth.The 3.2 per cent expansion it reported beat analysts’ median forecast of 2.4 per cent, and saw China recover from a 6.8 per cent dip in the first three months of the year – the first contraction since…

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