Last year, sales of new cars in China jumped by 56% to a record total of 1.13m units.

ECONOMIST: On a roll

Ford Motor Co. said sales by the company and its local partners in China rose 65 percent in March to a new monthly record of 81, 387 vehicles.

NPR: China's March Auto Sales Up 13.3 Percent

Robson picked up her second sprint medal of the Games, clocking 31.98 seconds as China's Wang Fang streaked to victory in a new world record of 28.60secs.

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