Beijing flags trade tension risks as it pledges further macro support

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Red flags flutter on the top of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Top-down corporate behavioral mandates have been difficult to enforce among private companies competing on price. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI

December 11, 2025 20:01 JST

SHANGHAI — Chinese top leaders on Thursday vowed to “stop the decline” in investment as the world’s second-largest economy confronts weak demand and juggles a fragile trade truce with the U.S.