Chinese Premier Makes Surprise Economic Growth Reveal

Chinese Premier Li Qiang gave global business elites a big hint on highly anticipated growth figures, as he sought to reassure them that investing in China is an opportunity—not a risk. Li delivered the message in an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as Chinese leaders seek to stem an exodus of foreign investment with growth slowing and relations deteriorating with the U.S.-led West. In doing so, he made an unusual early disclosure, saying that China's growth last year is expected to be about 5.2%. The country is set to release the official gross-domestic-product figure for 2023…