CGTN: HOW CHINA'S MAJOR PROVINCIAL ECONOMIES TAKE THE LEAD IN DRIVING GROWTH

BEIJING, March 6 (Bernama) -- In a confirmation of its position as a primary driver of China's economic growth, Jiangsu Province's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 grew by 5.8 percent year on year, 0.8 percentage points higher than the national rate.

Like Jiangsu, China's major provincial economies are playing an increasingly important role in driving the country's growth. In 2024, 10 of them – Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Fujian, Shanghai and Hunan – contributed more than 60 percent of the country's GDP.