"We believe that the government will react to this weaker-than-expected GDP growth rate by introducing more policy measures to boost lending, speed up project starts, encourage consumption, and support property sales, " Jun Ma, Deutsche Bank greater China chief economist said.

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North American sales were impacted by certain project delays and a winding down of U.S. stimulus spending on optical cable in support of telecommunications infrastructure projects.

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