China has reported its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

China’s economy stumbled into the new year, bolstering the case for Beijing to ramp up policy support in coming weeks as strong exports failed to offset weak domestic demand.

Exports drive growth while race-to-the-bottom competition from overproduction hits prices, profits, wages and sales.

China reaped record gains from rising exports of power transformers last year, as the rapid buildout of data centers and accelerating electrification squeeze supplies and raise prices worldwide.

"China’s growth model is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain." ...

Chinese exports of refined nickel jumped by 40% year-on-year to 171,000 tons, an annual record. The export flow has lifted ...

The bold spirit of the Fire Horse is more apparent in the stellar performance of the country’s share market than its economy.

For China, it looks like another precision retaliatory move against Trump’s more sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports, first ...

China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

HONG KONG(AP) — China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter ...