China economy grows 2.3% in 2020 as rebound from virus gains

Workers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus arrange face masks from a machine at a factory in Handan city in north China's Hebei province on Jan. 8, 2021. China's economy grew 2.3% in 2020 as a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic accelerated while the United States, Europe and Japan struggled with disease flare-ups. - AP

BEIJING, Jan 18 (AP): China’s economy grew 2.3% in 2020 as a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic accelerated while the United States, Europe and Japan struggled with disease flare-ups.

Growth in the three months ending in December rose to 6.5% over a year earlier, up from the previous quarter’s 4.9%, official data showed Monday.