China's economic growth slowest in 25 years
China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% the year before - marking the slowest growth in 25 years.
Wang Baoan, who heads China's National Bureau of Statistics, told a news briefing that economic growth would remain stable this year.
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Asian stock markets rose modestly and crude oil prices nudged up slightly after Chinese GDP figures were in line with expectations, despite fears that the decline of the world's second-largest economy would spook global markets.
Growth has fallen steadily over the past five years as the ruling Communist Party tries to steer away from a worn-out model based on investment and trade toward self-sustaining growth driven by domestic consumption and services-led industry.
But the unexpectedly sharp decline over the past two years prompted fears of a politically dangerous spike in job losses.
Analysis from ITV News political editor Robert Peston