China reports strongest growth in two years after Covid-19 recovery

Country was expanding at a faster rate than before the coronavirus pandemic at the end of 2020

China's economy has posted its strongest growth in two years after completing a rapid recovery from the slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic at the start of 2020.

Although the 2.3% annual increase in activity for the world's second biggest economy was its slowest since 1976, by the final three months of last year China was expanding at a faster rate than before the crisis.