China rises to top engine of global economic growth in 70 years

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Xinhua :
China has ranked first in terms of contribution to global economic growth since 2006, becoming the leading engine of world economic growth, an official report said Thursday.
In the past 70 years, China’s proportion of major economic and social aggregate indicators in the world has further increased, its international status has been further enhanced, and its global influence has continued to grow, said a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The report shows that from 1961 to 1978, China’s average annual contribution to global economic growth was 1.1 per cent, but from 1979 to 2012, the average annual contribution rate was 15.9 per cent, ranking second in the world.
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