China's GDP Grows 5% in 2025, Fourth Quarter Sees 4.5% Expansion

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China's GDP Grows 5% in 2025, Fourth Quarter Sees 4.5% Expansion

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China's GDP Grows 5% in 2025, Fourth Quarter Sees 4.5% Expansion

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China's economy grew 5% in 2025, meeting the government's target.
Fourth quarter GDP growth slowed to 4.5%, the lowest in three years.
Record trade surplus of $1.19 trillion achieved despite weak domestic demand.
Fixed-asset investment dipped by 3.8%, largely due to a property sector downturn.
Industrial output rose by 5.9%, offsetting challenges in consumer spending.

China's economy expanded by 5% in 2025, aligning with the government's growth target amid significant economic pressures, including weak domestic demand and external uncertainties due to trade policies, according to aa and channelnewsasia.

The growth for the fourth quarter was 4.5%, representing a slowdown from 4.8% in the previous quarter, marking the weakest quarterly performance in three years, as stated by scmp and Reuters.

In 2025, China's trade surplus reached a record $1.19 trillion, as exporters diversified their markets, countering a decline in domestic demand, according to channelnewsasia and Al Jazeera.

Fixed-asset investment fell by 3.8% compared to the previous year, primarily due to a continued downturn in the property sector where investment shrank by 17.2%, according to aa and Reuters.

Despite these challenges, industrial output grew by 5.9% in 2025, providing some offset to the weaker domestic consumption, which only increased by 3.7%, as highlighted by scmp and channelnewsasia.