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‘Recovering from Covid’: Chinese economy grows 4.5% in first quarter of 2023

By France24
24 April 2023   |   2:50 pm
China's economy grew faster than expected in the beginning of the year at 4.5 percent, on the back of strong export and infrastructure investment figures. GDP is bouncing back after the country put an end to its so-called "Zero-Covid" policy and as the government has pledged to do more to support business.

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