By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-17 13:41:38 | Updated at 2025-01-17 19:50:05
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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.
