China first-quarter growth slows to 6.7%: AFP survey

China's growth slowed further in the first three months of this year, economists polled by AFP forecast, even as authorities step up policy support for the world's second-largest economy. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 6.7 percent year-on-year in January-March, according to the median projection in a survey of 19 economists, down marginally from 6.8 percent in the previous three months. The government is scheduled to announce its first-quarter growth figures on Friday.