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1. China logs 5% GDP growth in 2024 as exports, stimulus provide year-end boost
China has reached its 2024 target for economic growth, recording a 5 per cent increase to its gross domestic product despite numerous internal and external challenges – an achievement which may give Beijing’s policymakers the necessary confidence to handle what is likely to be an even more trying 2025 as US president-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term.
2. Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration
China says Vice-President Han Zheng will attend US president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington on Monday. It will mark the first time that a senior Chinese leader has been present at such an occasion.
3. China overtakes US in number of top scientists, signalling global talent shift

China has overtaken the United States for the first time in the number of its high-level science and technology experts, according to a new report.
4. Take down Great Firewall to boost China’s tech, development: Shanghai lawmaker
A lawmaker in China’s financial hub of Shanghai has called for the lifting of strict internet controls in free-trade zones, financial districts and universities to help support AI development and attract foreign investment and talent.
5. US ‘TikTok refugees’ spark global rush of sign-ups to China’s RedNote platform

In yet another consequence of the impending US ban on short-video app TikTok, rival Chinese platform RedNote is seeing a spike in users based in other countries, mirroring the migration of American self-styled “TikTok refugees”.
6. Could China lose permanent normal trade relations status with US?
In its annual report to Congress in November, the American government’s US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said the legislature should repeal China’s permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status and instead reintroduce annual reviews of its trade practices to gain more leverage in efforts to change them.
7. China’s electronic war gadget turns small drone into flying stadium on radar

While China’s sixth-generation fighter jets pierce the skies in their boundary-pushing stealth coating, a team of scientists has been breaking new ground in electronic warfare technology from the opposite direction.


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China meets annual GDP target, US tally of top scientists surpassed: SCMP daily highlights

The financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

For the first time, China has overtaken the US in the number of leading scientists it has, according to a new report. Photo: Shutterstock

A social media influencer films a video in New York’s Times Square to announce his departure from TikTok for rival Chinese app RedNote. Photo: Reuters

A research paper by Chinese scientists said the electronic warfare gadgets could be attached to a swarm of drones, which would overwhelm radar screens. Photo: Shutterstock

China meets annual GDP target with 5% growth in 2024 – as it happened

People hang out at The Bund as the financial district of Pudong is seen in the background in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Major statistics for China in 2024, including annual GDP and population figures, were unveiled by the National Bureau of Statistics. Photo: Xinhua

China and Thailand detain 12 crime ring members suspected of trafficking actor to Myanmar

Chinese actor Wang Xing has returned home after being trafficked to a Myanmar fraud compound by a crime ring. Photo: Weibo/ 你的秘密是love幂吗

China’s Africa imports rise, but will 2025 headwinds halt the continent’s trade gains?

China took a shine to African gold exports last year, helping to drive down the continent’s trade deficit. Photo: Shutterstock 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confers with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the FOCAC opening ceremony in Beijing last September. Photo: AFP

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From China logging 5 per cent GDP growth to a call to unplug the Great Firewall, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From China logging 5 per cent GDP growth to a call to unplug the Great Firewall, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


China meets annual GDP target, US tally of top scientists surpassed: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China logging 5 per cent GDP growth to a call to unplug the Great Firewall, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. China logs 5% GDP growth in 2024 as exports, stimulus provide year-end boost

From China logging 5 per cent GDP growth to a call to unplug the Great Firewall, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage