Published 04/16/2026 12:22 | Edited 04/16/2026 18:12
The Chinese economy recorded 5.4% growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2025, exceeding the 5.1% projections of international analysts. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), GDP totaled 31.87 trillion yuan (around R$25.6 trillion), reaffirming the country’s resilience in the face of trade barriers imposed by Washington.
Unlike the “decline” narratives often conveyed by Western media, sequential growth in relation to the last quarter of 2024 was between 1.2% and 1.3%, indicating a real acceleration in economic activity.
High technology is the engine of recovery
The industrial sector, a pillar of Xi Jinping’s modernization strategy, advanced 7.7% in March. The big highlight was the high-technology industry, the most thriving sector in China today, with the production of New Energy Vehicles (EVs) which saw significant growth of 45.4% and industrial robotics with an increase of 26%.
These numbers show that China is managing to migrate its production base to high-value-added sectors, offsetting the 9.9% retraction in the real estate sector, which continues in the process of structural adjustment.
Consumption and Infrastructure
Domestic demand also showed signs of strength, with retail sales rising 5.9%, exceeding expectations of 4.2%. In the countryside, agricultural production increased by 4%, while investments in infrastructure maintained the pace with an increase of 4.2%.
Although risk agencies and banks such as Goldman Sachs warn of the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs in the second half of the year, the first quarter result offers a safety cushion for Beijing to reach its annual target of 5%. For the newspaper Global Timesthe data prove that technological innovation and the strength of domestic demand are the new shock absorbers of the Chinese economy in the face of the aggressive geopolitics of the West.
Source: vermelho.org.br