Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2020 (5)

5. China takes global lead in economic growth

The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core led the nation in addressing the severe impact of COVID-19 on the economy.

In the first three quarters, China's GDP expanded 0.7 percent year on year. It has become the only major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020.

People work at the construction site of a tunnel project in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 30, 2020. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2020 5. China takes global lead in economic growth The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core led the nation in addressing the severe impact of COVID-19 on the economy. In the first three quarters, China's GDP expanded 0.7 percent year on year. It has become the only major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

People work at the assembly workshop of FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 19, 2020. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2020 5. China takes global lead in economic growth The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core led the nation in addressing the severe impact of COVID-19 on the economy. In the first three quarters, China's GDP expanded 0.7 percent year on year. It has become the only major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Aerial photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Finland's Helsinki departing from the Putian Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 20, 2020. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2020 5. China takes global lead in economic growth The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core led the nation in addressing the severe impact of COVID-19 on the economy. In the first three quarters, China's GDP expanded 0.7 percent year on year. It has become the only major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

Workers make protective suits at the workshop of Foshan Nanhai Plus Medical Co., Ltd. in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, March 3, 2020. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2020 5. China takes global lead in economic growth The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core led the nation in addressing the severe impact of COVID-19 on the economy. In the first three quarters, China's GDP expanded 0.7 percent year on year. It has become the only major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Aerial photo shows a drone patrolling a converter station for the ±800-kv ultra-high voltage direct-current transmission line between northwest China's Qinghai Province and central China's Henan Province on Aug. 27, 2020. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2020 5. China takes global lead in economic growth The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core led the nation in addressing the severe impact of COVID-19 on the economy. In the first three quarters, China's GDP expanded 0.7 percent year on year. It has become the only major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)