China Shakes Off Tariff Scare to Stick With Export-Driven Growth
A worker on the production line for kitchen utensils at a factory near Zhuhai, China.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/BloombergChina’s leaders are widely expected to stick with its manufacturing-led growth strategy in key policy meetings this month, even as calls grow at home and abroad for a more urgent shift toward consumption.
The Communist Party’s decision-making Politburo typically convenes in early December, followed within days by the Central Economic Work Conference. While the meeting statements won’t contain specific policy measures, they serve as a useful guide to understand policymakers’ priorities.