BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Encouraging indicators ranging from tourism and box office revenues to the purchasing managers' index at the onset of 2023 are bolstering forecasts of a faster-than-expected recovery of China's economy and global growth.
People visit a forest park in Shuyang county, Suqian, east China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 21, 2023.
An Egyptian artist performs a traditional folk dance to welcome Chinese tourists at the Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 20, 2023.
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's economy has gotten off to a good start in 2023, as shown by encouraging indicators ranging from tourism and box office revenues to the purchasing managers' index (PMI).