But high debt still remains a key risk for the economy
A new engine of economic growth will require upgrading the manufacturing sector
Govt to provide support for laid-off workers to transfer to other jobs, starting own firms or retire
This party-corporate complex is only going to expand
NDRC, the country's economic planner, said 2.49 million people living in poverty had been relocated in 2016
Currency reserves fell by a tenth at $3.011 trillion last year
Propelled by robust consumption from an increasingly wealthy middle class
Services PMI rose to 53.4 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis from 53.1 in November
Recent data revealed China's economy to be increasingly reliant on government spending with a record decline in private investments
Chinese companies are still sitting on $18 trillion in debt, equivalent to about 169 per cent of GDP
Corporate China sits on $18 trillion in debt, equivalent to about 169 per cent of gross domestic product
Weaker demand for Chinese goods was seen in nearly all of its major markets in the US, Europe and much of Asia
The economy grew 6.7 per cent in the first half, buoyed by higher government infrastructure spending and a housing boom
Consumer inflation has remained well below China's official target of around 3% in 2016
Yulin carries a lesson for other Chinese cities trying to re-tool their economies
The revival in the economy is led by investment & growth in real estate, but the country is not yet out of the woods
China continued to attract large FDI inflows despite the slowdown of the economy which decelerated to 6.9% last year
China's central Cabinet aims at rebuilding 18 million housing units by 2017
Chinese environmental authorities delivered more than 97,000 punishment notices to polluters
China's increasingly wealthy citizens have become more concerned with the consequences of environmental pollution