China’s exports declined in July, adding pressure on Premier Li Keqiang’s government to stabilize growth. Overseas shipments fell 8.9 percent from a year earlier in yuan value, the customs administration said in Beijing on Saturday. Imports fell 8.6 percent, widening from a fall of 6.6 percent in June, leaving a trade surplus of 263 billion yuan ($42.4 billion). Along with weak domestic investment, subdued global demand is putting Li’s 2015 growth target of about 7 percent at risk. As slowdown pressures mount, the government has rolled out fresh pro-growth measures, including special bond sales to finance ... (full story)