Update: Beijing's GDP surpasses 5 trillion yuan mark

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese capital Beijing's GDP exceeded 5.207 trillion yuan (about 743.79 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up 5.4 percent year on year, surpassing the 5 trillion yuan mark for the first time, according to the municipal statistics bureau.

Beijing's growth is anchored in its continuous industrial upgrading, with the tertiary sector -- dominated by high-tech and services industries -- contr