China's economy expands 6.9 pct in 2017, beats forecasts

A worker works in a textile enterprise in Haizhou District of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 18, 2018. Gross domestic product (GDP) of China totaled 82.71 trillion yuan (about 12.84 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2017 with a 6.9 percent year-on-year rise, higher than the 6.7 percent growth registered in 2016, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)