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BEIJING,Jan.18(Xinhua)--China"seconomyhastakentheleadamongmajoreconomiesoverrecentyears,remainingasignificantenginefuelingglobaleconomicgrowth,anofficialwiththecountry"stopeconomicplannersaidWednesday.

From2020to2022,China"seconomypostedanannualaveragegrowthof4.5percent,higherthantheworldlevelofaround2percent,YuanDa,directoroftheDepartmentofNationalEconomyoftheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission(NDRC),toldapressconference.

TheNationalBureauofStatisticsonTuesdayreportedthatChina"seconomygrew3percenttoarecordhighof121trillionyuan(about18trillionU.S.dollars)in2022.

"Theachievementhasbeenmadeamidrepeatedshocksofmultipleunexpectedfactors,"saidNDRCofficialJinXiandong.

JinnotedthattheincrementofChina"seconomyfrom2021to2022was6.1trillionyuan,whichisalargeamountandequalstheeconomicaggregateofamedium-sizedcountry.

CitingunchangedfundamentalsunderpinningChina"slong-termeconomicgrowthandincreasedpositivefactorspromptingtheoveralleconomicturnaround,YuansaidChinahastheconfidence,conditions,andabilitytofurtherpromoteitsoveralleconomicgrowthin2023.

ByDingYinghua