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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21China Drafts H2 Fiscal Support as Growth Slips Below 2026 Target
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21Summary
- Beijing said new coordinated fiscal and financial policies will be rolled out in the second half of 2026 to support the economy.
- Vice Finance Minister Liao Min said the measures are being studied and drafted as growth veers below the government's annual target.
- China is also doubling down on a program that uses fiscal resources to drive borrowing by businesses and consumers.
- The planned package signals broader policy support as officials try to stabilize activity later this year.
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Can China successfully engineer an economic rebound by encouraging borrowing when millions are already drowning in record levels of personal debt? Will Beijing's unprecedented shift to subsidize consumer credit finally break the deflationary spiral, or merely inflate a new financial bubble?