Nation leads Asia in growth vitality

But economic integration and cooperation face more headwinds

China ranked No 1 in terms of economic vitality among Asian economies in 2016, despite setbacks to regional economic integration, reports showed on Thursday.

The Asia Competitiveness Annual Report 2017 said that China maintained a 6.7 percent growth rate last year and contributed 33.2 percent to global economic growth, ranking the highest among all world economies.