China charts a new course for economic stability

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's latest GDP figures show an economy holding firm in a troubled world. Growth in 2025 proved more resilient than many had expected. Yet the numbers point to something beyond mere endurance: they signal the early results of a strategic economic rebalancing that is increasingly the central theme of policy.

As China enters the first year of its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), its