Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – ADR (NYSE:BABA), JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ:JD) and Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) all gained early Friday, driven by stronger-than-expected GDP figures from China. The upbeat economic data has invigorated market sentiment, pushing U.S.-listed Chinese stocks higher and contributing to a rally in China-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Additionally, per a Bloomberg report early Friday, markets also found unexpected optimism in the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). A speech from Governor Pan Gongsheng, along with the announcement of a support program for share buy…