Investors lock onto NPC as markets seek policy lift amid AI jitters

Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the sixth entry in a series examining the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications for local governments, financial investors and private enterprises. Stock investors will zero in on China’s annual parliamentary gathering this week for signals it could revive equity momentum, as fears of artificial intelligence-driven...

By Zhang Shidong

Is China set to lower its 2026 growth target? This and other watchpoints at the Two Sessions

The tone of the country’s biggest annual political meetings will focus on stability and realism instead of major policy shifts, say analysts.