China Macro Tracker First Presidential summit of the year arrives

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China Macro Tracker First Presidential summit of the year arrives

Economics ● China

13 May 2026

Table 2. Policies of the week

Date Policy area Authority/department Details

Issued Opinions on Strengthening Services and Management for New

Forms of Employment. Proposes promoting internet platform companies,

2026/4/27 Employment State Council courier firms, etc. to improve labour management systems; urges

enterprises to set remuneration reasonably based on work tasks and

labour intensity; and to pay wages in full and on time.

April Politburo was held and discussed the current economic situation and2026/4/28 Economy Politburo expected economic work in the coming months.

Issued the Measures for Assessing the Effectiveness of Building a

“Beautiful China”. Results will be an important reference for the Green2026/5/7 State Council comprehensive evaluation, rewards/penalties, and appointment/removal of Development

leading officials, and for allocating fiscal funds related to ecological and

environmental protection.

NDRC Director Zheng Shanjie visited the Shanghai AI Laboratory to

2026/5/9 AI NDRC review AI development and stressed end-to-end efforts to achieve

breakthroughs in key core technologies.

Heard a report on the national integrated transport system and emphasised

State Council Executive2026/5/9 Infrastructure coordinated advancement of transport infrastructure construction. Also Meeting discussed advancing the resolution of local government debt risks.

Released domestic trade transaction guidelines to support the2026/5/11 Logistics 17 industry associations

development of a unified national market.

Source: Xinhua, HSBC

Charts of the week

1. Electrical machinery’s prices improved 2. Strong global AI demand and domestic