China's third-quarter economic growth quickens to 4.5% as exports surge, beating estimates

HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 17: People walk along the waterfront beneath Chinese national and Hong Kong regional flags, while others take photographs beside the harbour, with the city's skyline behind them, on October 17, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China's economic growth accelerated to 4.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, as robust foreign demand for the country's technological goods largely offset drags from a deepening property slump and sl