Note:
(a) The word "back" is an intransitive verb here.
(b) This report is prompted by China's release of 3Q17 GDP figure yesterday.
(c) The WSJ url is locked behind paywall.
(d) WSJ and Fox News are both owned by Rupert Murdoch.
(e) The WSJ print ends with the paragraph that starts with the sentence "Because tackling inefficiencies could slow growth in the short term."