China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday.
The country's GDP reached 31.8758 trillion yuan (about 4.42 trillion U.S. dollars) during the period, the NBS data showed.
On a quarterly basis, the economy increased 1.2 percent in the first three months.
Specifically, the added value of the primary industry reached 1.1713 trillion yuan, up 3.5 percent year on year, while the added value of the secondary industry came in at 11.1903 trillion yuan, up 5.9 percent, and that of the tertiary industry stood at 19.5142 trillion yuan, up 5.3 percent.
China's GDP grew 5 percent year on year last year and the country has targeted its full-year economic growth at around 5 percent for 2025.
China's GDP expands 5.4 pct year on year in Q1
China has established more than 5,500 green mines at or above the provincial level, marking positive progress in the country's green mining development, an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources said at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of this year's World Earth Day.
According to Dong Qingji, deputy director general of the Ministry of Natural Resources' department of mineral resources protection and supervision, green mining requirements have been written into the Mineral Resources Law and the Ecological Environment Code, providing strong legal backing. A working system featuring government guidance, departmental coordination, enterprise leadership and public supervision is now largely in place.
China is accelerating the construction of green mines and will organize the selection of a new batch of national-level green mines. Currently, there are over 1,000 national-level green mines and more than 4,500 provincial-level green mines in the country.
Looking ahead, the ministry will continue to promote the construction and operation of all newly built mines in accordance with green mine standards, while speeding up the green transformation and upgrading of existing operating mines. For mines that have not yet initiated green transition, they are required to launch green mine construction as soon as possible, fulfill their obligations for ecological restoration in mining areas, and strengthen ecological restoration and governance in these areas.
China builds over 5,500 green mines, advances sustainable mining
