An expert stated that the Chinese economy faced four major pressures last year. Chen Wenling, Vice Chair of the Academic Committee and former Chief Economist of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, remarked that China's economy in 2025 was challenging, extraordinary, and remarkable. On the 19th, the National Bureau of Statistics released China's 2025 economic "report card." Preliminary calculations indicate the annual gross domestic product reached 140.1879 trillion yuan, representing a 5.0% growth over the previous year when calculated at constant prices.
Speaking at the "2026 China Economic Situation Analysis Conference" hosted by China News Service's "Guoshi直通车" that same day, Chen Wenling stated that this substantial report card fully demonstrates the overall stable operation of China's economy in 2025, achieving the expected targets. She noted that the Chinese economy encountered four major pressures last year: intense major-power competition and rivalry; the ongoing reshaping of the international landscape; the severe impact of trade wars; and a combination of persistent domestic issues and new challenges.
Achieving the expected targets under these circumstances was challenging and extraordinary; compared with some other major global economies, China's performance was also remarkable.
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