Provincial governments are targeting GDP growth of around 4.5 to 5 percent in 2026, with heavy emphasis on value-added, innovation-led development
Greater China
A team at Fudan University has built complex circuits inside hair-thin fibres, creating a remarkably flexible chip with powerful processing capabilities
Unemployment in the mainland for people aged 16 to 24 edged down to 16.5 percent in December, while the national rate held steady at 5.1 percent
Some 278 of the world’s 819 ‘gazelle’ companies hailed from China in 2025, second only to the US, according to the latest Hurun index
Mainland Chinese visitor numbers to Japan almost halved in December, when compared with 2024’s tally for the same month
The president has promised that the next five years will see a surge in China’s domestic spending, with better alignment between supply and demand
The number of people in the world’s second most populous nation’s fell by 3.39 million in 2025, with births dropping to their lowest level on record
China’s economy expanded 5 percent last year, meeting Beijing’s annual growth target with a record trade surplus and resilient industrial output
Assets held by China’s state-owned enterprises (SEOs) expanded at an annual 10.5 percent on average between 2021 and 2025, official figures show