China's Premier Li Qiang has already announced the country's 2023 economic growth number

<p>China's Premier, Li Qiang, spoke at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos on Tuesday.
</p><p>He let the cat out of the bag on the data due from China today, saying China's economy grew 5.2% in 2023.</p><p>The data is due for release later today:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/economic-calendar-in-asia-17-january-2024-china-q4-gdp-december-economic-activity-data-20240116/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Economic calendar in Asia 17 January 2024 – China Q4 GDP &amp; December economic activity data</a></li></ul><p>More:</p><ul><li>said the growth was achieved "not by introducing long-term risks as a sacrifice to short-term gain," was achieved by "internal development dynamics"</li><li>"global demand is still insufficient, and the market is one of the resources that is most lacking. China's market is vast"</li></ul>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.