The latest Chinese economic statistics are for several of them the lowest in some time. Starting with real GDP, at just 6.5% in Q3 2018 it’s the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2009. That’s not good especially for a statistic of such dubious practices often specifically crafted to be the best it can be.
https://www.alhambrapartners.com/2018/10/19/chinas-economy-is-not-crashing-its-worse-than-that/