By some measures, China's economy is looking resilient, with strong exports and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said today that the country’s economy is expected to have grown “around five per cent” in 2025, despite “pressure”

China plans to implement proactive economic policies in 2026, aiming for sustainable long-term growth. President Xi Jinping announced that the economy is on track to reach a 5% growth target for 2025.

Xi said China’s full-year growth for 2025 was expected to be “around 5 per cent”, meeting its target and in line with growth in 2024, keeping the country among the world’s leading major economies. He projected total output of roughly Rmb140tn ($20tn).

China has announced plans to implement proactive macro policies in 2026, aiming to boost the overall economy and shore up long-term sustainable growth. The announcement comes as China's

A December 22 report by international consultancy Rhodium Group estimates that China's real economic growth in 2025 likely ranged between 2.5 and 3 per cent, nearly half of the officially declared 5.2 per cent expansion.

Investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and property is expected to fall this year, a remarkable turn for an economy whose growth reshaped the world.

China's economy grew by just 2.5% to 3% in 2025, the Rhodium Group think tank estimates, roughly half the pace implied by official data, driven by a collapse in fixed-asset investment in the $19 trillion economy over the second half of the year.