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

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