World Bank projects 5.1 pct growth for China in 2023

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank on Sunday projected a 5.1 percent growth for the Chinese economy in 2023, according to its newly released East Asia and Pacific Economic Update.

"China has remarkable strengths," Aaditya Mattoo, chief economist for the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific, said at a press briefing in response to a question from Xinhua.

"It has shown its great depth in manufactur