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

On February 5, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "Institutions Supporting High-quality R&D." This lecture was presented by Roger Gordon, Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at University of California, San Diego. The webinar represented the twenty-sixth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On January 21, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "Social Security, Consumption, and the Role of Government." This lecture was presented by Nicholas R. Lardy, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The webinar represented the twenty-fifth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On January 13, 2026, the 50th Tsinghua University Forum of China and the World Economy, organized by the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) at Tsinghua University, was broadcast online. The event’s theme was entitled “China's Economy in 2026.” Guests in attendance at the biannual forum included Huang Hanquan, Head of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission; Da Wei, Director of the Center for International

The following is a summary of Zhang Bin's remarks at the 50th Tsinghua University Forum on China and the World Economy held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and broadcasted online on January 13, 2026. Zhang is Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

The following is a summary of Qin Hong's remarks at the 50th Tsinghua University Forum on China and the World Economy held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and broadcasted online on January 13, 2026. Qin is Senior Researcher of Renmin University of China's National Academy of Development and Strategy and former Director of the Policy Research Center at the Ministry of Construction (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development from 2008).

The following is a summary of Lu Ting's remarks at the 50th Tsinghua University Forum on China and the World Economy held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and broadcasted online on January 13, 2026. Lu is Managing Director and Chief China Economist at Nomura Holdings, Ltd.