Full-year performance still expected to slow as property and other pressures weigh

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Workers ride scooters in an urban village in Guangzhou, in China’s Guangdong province, on March 17. © Reuters

HONG KONG — China’s growth likely accelerated in the first quarter, according to a new survey of economists, as the world’s second-largest economy so far withstands higher oil prices sparked by the Iran war.