China’s Economy in 2017: A Good Driver of the World Economy

On January 18th, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that in 2017, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) totaled 82.7 trillion yuan (about 12 trillion U.S. dollars), surpassing the 80 trillion yuan mark. The country’s economy expanded 6.9 percent in 2017, with the pace of growth accelerating for the first time since 2011.

Jan 30, 2018