8% growth predicted for Q2

Enterprises face challenges of sluggish overseas demand, mode restructuring

The recovery in economic growth is likely to continue in the second quarter at a modest pace, Chinese economists said on Friday.

The second quarter's GDP growth may rebound to 8 percent from a lower-than-expected 7.7 percent in the first three months, said Zhu Baoliang, an economist at the State Information Center under the National Development and Reform Commission.