The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months.

China has posted unexpectedly strong economic growth in the first three months of 2025, before the full force of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect.

China's economy is expected to have slowed in the first quarter in the face of a prolonged property downturn, as policymakers brace for the impact of hefty U.S. tariffs that analysts say pose the biggest risk to the Asian powerhouse in decades.