# China economy
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From Wedding Rules to Winter Sports: How Beijing’s Year‑start Directives, Consumer Frenzy and Platform Policing Are Shaping China’s Early‑2026 Economy
Beijing’s latest No.1 document renewed efforts to rein in excessive rural bride prices and for the first time called for cross‑provincial coordination, even as state media celebrated mass participation in winter sports and officials moved to revive cross‑strait tourism. Markets were volatile: gold jewellery prices surged, bitcoin hit a 15‑month low amid AI‑related software fears, and regulators forced WeChat to block widely shared promotional links that were disrupting user experience.
Chengdu–Chongqing Reunited: China’s Western Twin-Cities Top 10 Trillion Yuan and Redraw Regional Balance
Sichuan and Chongqing together have surpassed 10 trillion yuan in GDP, underscoring the re-emergence of the Chengdu–Chongqing twin-city economic corridor as China’s largest western growth pole. The milestone reflects not just fiscal transfers and infrastructure spending but the maturation of industrial clusters in electronics, advanced manufacturing and new energy.
Yuan Breaks 6.94 Against Dollar as Dollar Softens — A Test of China’s Managed Float
The onshore renminbi strengthened intraday past 6.94 to a 32-month high as the US dollar softened. Market strategists see room for further dollar weakness this year if US jobs data disappoint and rate-cut expectations move forward, a dynamic that will shape China’s exchange-rate, trade, and monetary policy considerations.
Shenzhen on the Cusp of a 4-Trillion Yuan Club — Can Its Model Rescue Guangdong’s Slower Growth?
Shenzhen posted 2025 GDP of 3.873 trillion yuan, growing 5.5% and nearing the 4-trillion threshold, powered by advanced manufacturing, exports and world-leading R&D intensity. Guangdong province, by contrast, grew 3.9%, weighed down by sluggish industrial recovery and a sharp fall in fixed-asset investment, exposing the province’s reliance on Shenzhen and Guangzhou as growth engines.
China’s Regional Shift: Tibet’s Surge and Chongqing’s Overtake Signal a New Economic Map
Provincial GDP releases for 2025 reveal a subtle but meaningful reshaping of China’s economic map: Tibet led growth on the back of large infrastructure projects, Gansu expanded through resource-driven industry, and Chongqing overtook Liaoning in total GDP thanks to a booming new-energy vehicle cluster. The data underline a continuing shift of momentum from the north-east’s old industrial base to the south-west and interior, driven by state investment, resource cycles and industrial upgrading.
Henan Leads as China’s Big Provinces Shift from Old Industries to New Growth Engines
Seven of China’s ten largest provincial economies grew faster than the national 5.0% pace in 2025, led by Henan at 5.6%. The data point to a structural shift toward services, high‑tech manufacturing and clean energy, with regional convergence narrowing output gaps but leaving risks from investment, debt and external demand.
China’s Provincial Scorecard 2025: Tibet’s Surge, Coastal Giants Slow and the Interior’s Investment Gamble
China’s 2025 provincial GDP results reveal a polarized regional economy: Tibet topped growth through heavy investment and a low base, a set of provinces consolidated high growth and scale, while several established and resource-heavy regions lagged. The figures highlight rising concentration among top provinces, persistent dependence on investment in parts of the interior, and continuing structural challenges in the northeast and energy provinces.
China's 2026 Growth Playbook: Policy Push, Consumption Pivot and a Tech-Led Transition
China ended 2025 with 5% GDP growth and its economy topping RMB 140 trillion. For 2026 economists expect coordinated fiscal and targeted monetary easing to prioritise domestic demand, with consumption and services leading a structural shift toward technology-driven growth.
PBoC Signals More Easing but with Targeted Tools as Beijing Recasts Monetary Framework
PBoC governor Pan Gongsheng said Beijing will pursue a ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy in 2026 with room for further reserve‑requirement and interest‑rate cuts, while accelerating a shift toward targeted structural tools and a market‑oriented monetary framework. The bank plans to expand re‑lending and risk‑sharing facilities for private firms, tech and small businesses, strengthen macroprudential oversight, and deepen international financial integration.
Pudong on the Cusp of a City-Sized Economy: China’s Emerging Mega-Districts Reshape Urban Hierarchy
Pudong New Area is approaching the RMB 2 trillion mark, making it economically comparable to a top Chinese city and underscoring how sub-city units are increasingly driving China’s urban economy. This concentration of activity in a handful of districts and counties highlights tensions between agglomeration-driven competitiveness and the need for more balanced regional development.
China Says Low CPI Is Structural and Phased as Core Inflation Tickes Up — Policy Push Aims to Reflate Demand
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported 2025 GDP growth of 5.0% and a flat headline CPI, while core inflation edged up to 0.7%. Officials said the low CPI reflects both international price movements and structural features of China’s economy, and they expect targeted fiscal and consumption measures to support a gradual rebound in domestic prices.
PBOC’s First Targeted Rate Cut of 2026 Lowers Bank Funding Costs to Boost SMEs, Tech and Green Transition
The People’s Bank of China cut re‑lending and rediscount rates by 25 basis points on 19 January 2026, lowering the cost of earmarked funding for banks to encourage lending to small enterprises, technology, manufacturing upgrade and green projects. The step is a structural, targeted easing rather than a broad policy-rate cut, and signals Beijing’s preference for directed credit support while keeping overall interest-rate policy stable.