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China’s service sector to top 100 trillion yuan in 2026-2030: economic planner

BEIJING — The size of China’s service sector is expected to expand beyond 100 trillion yuan ($14.49 trillion) in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), head of the country’s top economic planner said Friday. Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines…

Policies to lift spending in focus this year

Customers drink local craft beer at a restaurant in Guiyang, the capital city of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China will scale up efforts to boost consumer spending this year by pairing measures to stimulate the financial capacity of households with continued pro-consumption policies, economists said, as the world’s second-largest economy accelerates…

China working on measures to boost consumer spending

China will scale up efforts to boost consumer spending this year by pairing measures to stimulate household spending power with pro-consumption policies, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation. China will formulate and implement income growth plans, rolling out a series of practical measures to boost earnings for low-income…

China working on measures to boost consumer spending

China will scale up efforts to boost consumer spending this year by pairing measures to stimulate household spending power with pro-consumption policies, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation. China will formulate and implement income growth plans, rolling out a series of practical measures to boost earnings for low-income…

China working on measures to boost consumer spending

China will scale up efforts to boost consumer spending this year by pairing measures to stimulate household spending power with pro-consumption policies, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation. China will formulate and implement income growth plans, rolling out a series of practical measures to boost earnings for low-income…

Shanghai to further ramp up investment climate

Shanghai will take greater efforts to make its business environment and government services better, which is conducive to building more wholesome industrial chains, said officials and company executives. The comments came during a news conference recently by the municipal government to announce the commencement of the Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference 2026, with a weeklong…

China sets deficit-to-GDP ratio at around 4% for 2026

China will pursue a more proactive fiscal policy this year, with the projected deficit-to-GDP ratio set at around 4 percent for 2026, the same as last year, according to the Government Work Report submitted on Thursday to the national legislature for deliberation.  That implies a deficit scale of 5.89 trillion yuan ($855 billion) – an…

China confident of achieving 4.5-5% growth target as reforms deepen

China’s economic growth target of at least 4.5 to 5 percent this year is both a practical and proactive goal, reflecting the country’s growth potential while leaving room to navigate uncertainties, and China is fully confident of “striving for better in practice”, said a senior official on Thursday. While the external economic environment has become…

Vice-mayor invites multinationals to set up regional HQs in Shanghai

This aerial panoramic photo taken on Jan 10, 2023, shows a view of Lujiazui area in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in East China’s Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] Comparing the China market to a continuously expanding supersized cake, with Shanghai as the most delicious slice, Lu Shan, vice-mayor of Shanghai, said during the city’s annual…