"China's Economic Growth Falls Short, Prompting Calls for Stimulus and Restructuring"

China's economic growth has failed to meet expectations, with challenges from deflation pressures and a property crisis persisting. Despite hitting its official growth target, the country continues to struggle with issues affecting domestic demand and confidence, including disappointing home prices and property-related spending. Deflation remains a persistent problem, with broad price changes experiencing their longest stretch of quarterly declines since 1999. This has led to calls for stimulus measures to bolster the economy.