Decoding China: How China delivered 5% growth in Q1 – in 3 Scenes
By: Global Times | Published: Apr 17, 2026 07:57 AM
China on Thursday released major economic data for the first quarter. The biggest highlight is the better-than-expected 5 percent GDP growth. What does that number mean? How exactly did China achieve that? Here are 3 vivid scenes that bring the true state of the Chinese economy into focus.