China’s GDP rises 5% in 2025 as US trade war fails to knock economy off course

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In 2025, China's GDP grew by 5%, meeting the government's target despite an ongoing trade war with the United States. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed this growth, highlighting the resilience of China's economy. The country's export sector overcame US tariffs, achieving a record goods trade surplus of $1.19 trillion due to increased trade with markets outside the US. While acknowledging external pressures and supply-demand imbalances, Commissioner Kang Yi emphasized the need for proactive policies to bolster domestic demand and improve supply for future growth. This growth is expected to bolster confidence as China prepares its next five-year plan.

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China posted a record goods trade surplus of US$1.19 trillion for 2025.

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The 5% GDP growth was in line with the government target of “around 5 per cent”.

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China's GDP rose 5 per cent from a year earlier in 2025.

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Changes in the external environment were intensifying, supply continued to exceed demand.

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China’s economy had withstood multiple pressures to sustain a steady growth momentum in 2025.

quoteKang Yi, commissioner of the statistics bureau

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China has confirmed that it achieved its annual growth target last year despite having to weather an unprecedented trade war with the United States, which may harden Beijing’s confidence as it prepares to roll out its latest five-year plan.The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 5 per cent from a year earlier in 2025, in line with the government target of “around 5 per cent”, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.The impressive growth came as China’s vast export sector shrugged off the impact of US tariffs to post a record goods trade surplus of US$1.19 trillion for 2025, with a decline in shipments to America more than offset by rapid growth in other markets.Kang Yi, commissioner of the statistics bureau, said China’s economy had withstood multiple pressures to sustain a steady growth momentum in 2025. But he cautioned that changes in the external environment were intensifying, supply continued to exceed demand, and that many “long-standing problems and new challenges still remain in economic development”.“We must adopt more proactive and effective macro policies, continue to expand domestic demand, improve the supply … so as to get the 15th five-year plan period off to a good start,” Kang added.

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