The PBOC, in a statement on its RMB exchange-rate policy stance, said China will firmly implement strategic priorities under the 15th Five-Year Plan and press ahead with a shift in the growth model toward domestic-demand-led expansion. Authorities will boost consumption, expand effective investment combining physical and human-capital spending, strengthen the domestic circulation and smooth domestic-international dual circulation, and improve the business environment to ensure fair competition.

2026-10-08

The PBOC, in a statement on its RMB exchange-rate policy stance, said China will firmly implement strategic priorities under the 15th Five-Year Plan and press ahead with a shift in the growth model toward domestic-demand-led expansion. Authorities will boost consumption, expand effective investment combining physical and human-capital spending, strengthen the domestic circulation and smooth domestic-international dual circulation, and improve the business environment to ensure fair competition. The statement stresses greater emphasis on tech-driven productivity gains, raising household disposable income, and enhancing income distribution and social-security systems. It also pledges steady expansion of high-level opening to become a core global demand market and stronger participation in international economic and financial cooperation and global financial governance reforms to help safeguard global economic and financial stability.