US EditionCGTN: How Does China Set Tone for Economic Work in 2026?
China aims to boost domestic consumption, innovate in AI and high-tech sectors, and deepen economic opening with eight core tasks for 2026, including a 53.5% GDP growth contribution from consumption.
- On Dec. 11, 2025, Chinese leaders in Beijing used the Central Economic Work Conference to set China’s 2026 agenda prioritizing domestic consumption and innovation.
- This year, retail sales of consumer goods from January to October exceeded 40 trillion yuan, rising 4.3 percent year-over-year, demonstrating consumer resilience, CGTN reported.
- Policymakers plan to implement `two new` policies on equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, remove consumer-sector restrictions, and emphasize enterprise-led innovation, IP protection, and AI-tech finance integration next year.
- Conference policy reaffirmed services-sector opening, free trade zones and Hainan Free Trade Port, while a CGTN global survey found 86.7 percent and 89.1 percent foresee new international opportunities.
- Bloomberg Economics projects the high-tech sector, including AI, will grow to nearly 19 percent of GDP by 2026, while China entered the Global Innovation Index top 10 for the first time.
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