China’s economy grows amid Covid-19 recovery

China’s economy grew 2.3% in 2020 (Andy Wong/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 from the previous quarter’s 4.9%, official data showed on Monday.