Xi says China to hit 2025 growth target of 'around 5 per cent'

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering his New Year address in Beijing on Dec 31, 2025. - AP

BEIIJING: China's economy is expected to have grown "around five per cent" in 2025, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (Dec 31), despite "pressure" during a year he described as "very unusual", state media reported.

The announcement came in Xi's New Year's Eve speech to a top political consultative body that was reported by state news agency Xinhua.