THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Work is under way in July to build a high-speed rail station in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, as the Chinese government increased public works projects to stimulate the economy. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
BEIJING -- The Chinese economy will surpass the government's goal of 7.5-percent growth for 2012 and will expand by 8.2 percent in 2013, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a government-affiliated think tank, said Dec. 5.