China Says Its Economy, Recovering From The Pandemic, Grew 2.3% Last Year – NPR

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People walk in Wuhan on Jan. 10, the eve of the first anniversary of China confirming its first COVID-19 death. Chinese officials said on Monday that its economy managed to grow 2.3% in 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images Just over a year after the world’s first coronavirus cases were identified in China, the country’s economy has bounced back from the ravages of the pandemic. China’s economy grew by 2.3% last year, according to data published Monday by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics . The steady economic recovery was largely expected, and puts China...