# AI Development

China’s Billion-Dollar Cradle: Beijing Bets on Subsidies and Private Sector Vitality to Counter Structural Headwinds

China has increased childcare subsidies to 100 billion yuan while reporting a significant 15.2% surge in industrial profits led by the private sector. The nation is balancing aggressive demographic support with corporate anti-corruption measures and a strategic push for regional trade via the Hainan Free Trade Port.