On May 26, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled The Four Major Transitions of China’s Economy and Their Implications for Macroeconomic Policies. This lecture was presented by Feng Xuming, Director of the Division of Macroeconomic Policy Research at the Institute of Quantitative & Technological Economics (IQTE) under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The webinar represented the thirtieth installment in SAGE's Lectures

On May 20, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled Government, Taxation, and the Market. This lecture was presented by Fan Ziming, Dean of School of Public Economics and Administration at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. The webinar represented the thirtieth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On April 20, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled Urbanization in the Age of AI and the Role of Government. This lecture was presented by Ming Lu, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Director of Shanghai Institute for National Economy. The webinar represented the twenty-ninth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On April 15, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled The Economic Development of Nations. This lecture was presented by Zhang Jun, Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dean of School of Economics at Fudan University, and Director of the China Center for Economic Studies. The webinar represented the twenty-eighth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On April 8, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "The Role of Government in the Digital Economy." This lecture was presented by Tian Lihui, Chair Professor of Finance at Nankai University. The webinar represented the twenty-seventh installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

The Chinese government is prioritizing stability this year amid geopolitical shocks that threaten the global economy, former PBOC adviser and Tsinghua University Director David Li Daokui told Bloomberg's The China Show. China has set a growth target of 4.5%-5% for 2026, its most modest in more than three decades.

As US tariffs reorder supply chains and Donald Trump moves from one military campaign to the next, China offered its answer to a more volatile world: staying the course at home. Continuity defined Premier Li Qiang’s address to lawmakers on Thursday at the country’s highest-profile political gathering since the US and Israel struck Iran. The growth target was nudged slightly lower, fiscal spending remained roughly on par with last year and language on Taiwan was left largely unchanged. China eve