China's GDP expands 6.9 pct in first 3 quarters

Workers make glass products at a factory in Hejian, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 22, 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/Mu Yu)