ASEAN catches China's tailwind for GDP growth: Media
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Updated: 2021-04-23 11:15
The container terminal in Shantou, Guangdong province. [Photo/CHINA DAILY]
China's significant rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic has turned out to be a key external factor to boost the economic growth of Southeast Asian countries, as most of them are entrenched in Chinese supply chains, media outlet Nikkei Asia reported Monday.
According to official statistics, China reported a 18.3 percent year-on-year GDP increase in the first quarter this year, versus the 6.8 percent contraction seen in the same period of 2020.
The country accounted for 14.2 percent of ASEAN exports in 2019, while US was at 12.9 percent and the European Union at 10.8 percent.