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February's reading still pointed to expansion for the 19th straight month.
Beijing wants to destroy all breeding grounds for the mosquito which carries the virus.
India has said no to joint naval patrols with the US in the South China Sea.
Manufacturing activity contracted for the seventh straight month, signalling persistent weakness.
China faces large pressure creating jobs for university graduates.
China has protested at what it says are inflammatory remarks made by US officials.
Beijing has indicated it is in no mood to back down on the South China Sea dispute.
China's producer price index, which measures wholesale inflation, dropped 5.3 per cent year on year in January.
BRICS countries represent 43 per cent of the world’s population.
Trade with China's three biggest trade partners, the EU, the US and the Asian bloc ASEAN, all dropped around 10%.