China’s export growth slowed in December while imports accelerated, possibly helping to temper fears of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Exports rose 4.3 percent to $207.7 billion, slowing from November’s 12.7 percent expansion, trade data showed Friday. Imports rose 8.3 percent to $182.1 billion, up from the previous month’s 7.6 percent. Stronger exports might be a sign China’s domestic demand is relatively strong despite concerns a modest economic recovery is weakening. China’s economic growth tumbled to a two-decade low of 7.5 percent in the second quarter. It rebounded to 7.8 percent the following quarter but private sector analysts say that recovery is likely to fade. The Cabinet in late December said it expected 2013’s full-year growth to be 7.6 percent, which would be the weakest performance since 1999. “Our country’s economic development was stable overall,” said a government spokesman, Zheng Yuesheng, at […]