Export boom props up China's 2025 growth target amid weak domestic investment
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China met its 2025 GDP growth target of 5% as a record trade surplus—nearly $1.2 trillion—helped by strong exports even as domestic investment stayed weak and the population declined, highlighting an export-led boost during a US tariff war.
- China hits its GDP target—in a weird way The Economist
- China hits growth goal after exports defy US tariffs BBC
- Xi’s Export Machine Gets Lift From US Move to Strongarm Allies Bloomberg.com
- China’s economy hit growth target last year despite Trump trade war and property crisis The Guardian
- China hits 2025 GDP growth target on export boom, but can't shake domestic chill Reuters
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