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Politburo Endorses 2026 Workplans and Tightens Party Oversight as China Enters 15th Five‑Year Period
China’s Politburo, chaired by Xi Jinping, reviewed and approved 2026 workplans for the Party leadership groups embedded in the country’s major state and judicial organs, praising 2025 performance and calling for strict implementation of Party directives. The meeting underlined centralised leadership, strengthened Party governance, and a focus on achieving a stable start to the 15th Five‑Year period while reducing formalism at the grassroots.
China Signals Boost for Services: State Council Expands Financial Support and Loan-Interest Subsidies to Drive Consumption
Beijing has launched a comprehensive plan to cultivate new service-sector consumption drivers and to optimise loan-interest subsidies for service businesses. The package pairs sectoral pilots — from rail-tourism to home-care and ultra-high-definition video — with stronger fiscal and financial support, aiming to boost domestic demand and create jobs while exposing implementation and credit-risk challenges.