(Source: CGTN)

Amid the welcoming figures, foreign media were quick to praise China's economy. Let's take a look at what they had to say.

The New York Times said "The strong reading should help underpin wobbly global financial markets".

Russia Today reported "Unlike other countries, China has the flexibility to beat off sharp economic decline as it restructures its economy towards consumption and services".

BBC analysis commented that "Government spending on infrastructure, a booming property market and taking on debt were all things China's leadership has pledged to move away from in the transition towards a new, modern, open economy".