China News Agency, Beijing, January 19th. Comprehensive news: According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on the 18th, preliminary calculations show that the annual GDP is 101,5986 billion yuan, which is an increase of 2.3% over the previous year at comparable prices.

In response, a number of foreign media reported, praising China's economy for its outstanding performance in the context of the global pandemic.

　　Reuters pointed out in its analysis article that China’s gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded 101 trillion yuan in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year-on-year growth rate of 6.5% higher than the median estimate of 6.1% in the Reuters survey, which was the fourth quarter of 2018. The highest since (it was also 6.5% at the time); the annual economy grew by 2.3% year-on-year, which was also better than the 2.1% median in the Reuters survey.

It is not easy for China's economy to still achieve such good results in the context of the global new crown pneumonia epidemic. This shows that China's economic resilience is still strong and consumption is expected to accelerate recovery.

On January 12, 2021, the Sanya Maritime Safety Administration released 2020 yacht-related statistics, indicating that Sanya's yacht economy will achieve counter-trend growth in 2020.

The picture shows the yachts anchored at Sanya Hongzhou International Marina.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xiaobin

　　Bloomberg also believes that even with the huge impact of the new crown epidemic, China's economic growth rate last year far exceeded expectations.

Based on the calculation of the International Monetary Fund, if China can maintain a similar growth rate, China will surpass the United States to become the world's largest economy by 2028, which is a full two years faster than the previously predicted 2030.

　　CNN stated in its report that the world’s major economies have fallen into recession due to the pandemic in the past year, but China’s economic growth rate has still surpassed that of other countries. China is also the only one who has been affected by the world. Countries that the IMF believes will achieve positive economic development in 2020.

　　The British "Financial Times" cited the views of economists and pointed out that China's GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of last year exceeded expectations, and the year-on-year GDP growth rate for the whole year was also positive. This is in sharp contrast with the expected performance of other large economies. At the same time, it will consolidate the rebound momentum of China, the world's second-largest economy, after suffering a historical downturn last year.

　　The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) pointed out in the news that after the successful fight against the new crown epidemic from January to March last year, China's commercial activities have also been successful. The government has increased investment in infrastructure construction and China's economy has rebounded rapidly.

　　Singapore’s "Lianhe Zaobao" used "outstanding" to describe China's economy.

The report cited the views of several analysts that China's economy will continue to maintain a steady upward momentum this year, especially in the first quarter, the year-on-year growth rate may be as high as 20%, and the Chinese economy will still lead the world.

　　The French "Le Monde" also praised China's economic development with "outstanding".

The article said that China's trade surplus reached 535 billion U.S. dollars, the highest level since 2015, and GDP exceeded the 100 trillion yuan mark in 2020, which shows that China's economy is restarting and recovering very quickly.

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