China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7% year on year in the first half of 2026, reaching 69.57 trillion yuan ($10.28 trillion), data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday.

China’s service sector stood out as a bright spot in the first half of the year, as steady expansion in modern services and accelerating growth in service consumption bolster overall economic stability, official data showed on Wednesday.

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday condemned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for pushing for a "non-red supply chain" in five major industries on the Taiwan island, saying that the DPP authorities' actions will only lead to more unbridled exploitation and plunder by

China's GDP expanded by 4.7 percent year-on-year to 69.57 trillion yuan ($10.28 trillion) in the first half of 2026, remaining well within the government's annual growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent and showing resilience despite growing global economic uncertainties

China's fixed-asset investment dropped 5.7 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, official data showed Wednesday.

China's value-added industrial output increased by 5.4 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, official data showed on Wednesday.