China's GDP expands 6.9 pct in first 3 quarters

A worker makes gift toys at a factory in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 9, 2017. China's economy continued its firm growth in the first three quarters of this year, with gross domestic product expanding 6.9 percent year on year to 59.3288 trillion yuan (about 8.9614 trillion U.S. dollars), official data showed Thursday. (Xinhua/Si Wei)