China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, meeting the government's target on the back of strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
However, gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday.
That was the slowest quarterly growth since late 2022, when China was beginning to loosen stringent COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The economy, the worldβs second largest, grew at a 4.8% annual pace in the previous quarter.
Chinaβs leaders have been trying to spur faster growth. Since its property sector crash in 2021, Beijing has guided resources toward the industrial complex rather than consumers
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