Beijing, Dec 10: Private investment in China jumped a year-on-year 18% in the first 10 months of ’02, double the pace of a year earlier, giving the economy a strong push, the official China Daily reported on Monday. “Official data from the State Statistical Bureau indicates that private investment rose at an 18% clip in the first 10 months of this year, doubling the pace of the same period of last year,” the paper said. Bureau Report