China's economy on the rebound

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 19, 2023 12:20 am

BEIJING: China's economy grew much better than expected in the first three months of the year as the country reopened after the end of zero-Covid measures, official data showed on Tuesday.

The figures were the first snapshot since 2019 of the world's second-largest economy unencumbered by the strict health controls that helped keep the Covid-19 in check but battered businesses and supply chains.

REBOUND Workers pull boxes past an empty storefront in Beijing on April 14, 2023. China’s economy grew 4.5 percent in the first quarter of the year after authorities abruptly abandoned the stringent zero-Covid strategy. AP PHOTO

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