3rd LD-Writethru-Xinhua Headlines: China delivers on 2025 growth target, offering stability in an uncertain world

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's economy grew by 5 percent in 2025, in line with official targets, bringing the country's 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to a steady close amid rising global uncertainties.

The world's second-largest economy saw its gross domestic product (GDP) reach a record of 140.19 trillion yuan (about 20.01 trillion U.S. dollars) last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)