2021: China's GDP growth beats expectations with 8.1%, fastest in 10 years
2022-01-18 09:03:13 source:CGTN
January 17, 2022
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.1 percent last year, the largest jump since 2011, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday.
The expansion is slightly above the IMF and World Bank's expectations of 8 percent growth and beyond the 6 percent target set by the government.
Facing challenges brought by the pandemic, China has seen its economic activities cool down after a strong rebound in the first half of 2021.
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