China’s top economic officials laid out their priorities for trade, technology and investment in 2026
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenMandy Zuoin ShanghaiPublished: 6:57pm, 6 Mar 2026China’s top economic officials held a press conference on the sidelines of the “two sessions” – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and advisory body – in Beijing on Friday.
But Zheng also pointed to weaknesses in China’s original innovation and basic research, saying it was necessary to address those “shortcomings” and to strengthen efforts in developing frontier technologies.
Beijing would introduce a market stabilisation mechanism “with Chinese characteristics”, Wu said, which should strengthen its ability to make cross-cycle and countercyclical adjustments and enhance the intrinsic stability of the market.
