Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting on macro policies, investment

Published: September 28, 2026

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Infrastructure and construction, water utilities, power grids, computing/data centers, telecom, logistics, real estate, agriculture, small-business finance, environmental protection

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Nationwide · State Council of the People's Republic of China

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What to watch next

NDRC: formal "six networks" project lists, 15th Five-Year Plan major project approvals and commencement schedules; MOF: accelerated local government special bond and ultra-long special treasury bond issuance plans and fiscal expenditure guidance; PBOC: relending facility adjustments and monetary policy tool changes; MOHURD/PBOC: real estate market stabilization measures; MEE: new pollutant control regulations and treatment standards; State Council: final publication of the draft regulation on registration and management of public institutions

Executive Summary

Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting on September 28, 2026, that signaled stronger counter-cyclical macro policy and faster infrastructure investment to keep the economy on track for its 2026 growth target of 4.5–5 percent (H1 2026 growth was 4.7 percent). The meeting directed faster bond issuance and quicker project starts under the 15th Five-Year Plan and the "six networks" build-out, plus more relending support for tech upgrading, agriculture, and small businesses. It also flagged pending policies to stabilize real estate and boost employment and income, and approved in principle a draft regulation on public institution registration. This is a policy signal, not a binding rule — no immediate compliance obligations arise from it.

Key Points

The State Council executive meeting, chaired by Premier Li Qiang, called for intensifying counter-cyclical adjustment of macro policy and stressed that China will strive to meet its annual economic and social development goals.

The 2026 growth target is 4.5–5 percent, with the government aiming for better results in practice; GDP grew 4.7 percent in the first half of 2026.

Issuance and use of various types of government bonds will be accelerated, and project commencement will be expedited for major projects under the 15th Five-Year Plan and the "six networks" initiative covering water networks, new-type power grids, computing power networks, next-generation communication networks, urban underground pipeline networks, and logistics networks.

Efforts will advance renovation and upgrading of aging and dilapidated reservoirs and grain depots, alongside policies to expand investment and boost consumption.

Fiscal expenditure will be optimized, monetary policy tools adjusted in a timely manner, and relending support increased for scientific and technological innovation and technological transformation, agriculture, and small businesses.

The government will examine and roll out measures to stabilize the real estate market and promote employment and income growth; the meeting also heard a report on new pollutant control and approved in principle a draft regulation on the registration and management of public institutions.

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