China positions itself as a stable economic force amid global uncertainty at Beijing forum

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 24 – Global corporate executives attending China’s flagship annual business conference this week were reassured by leaders of the world’s second-largest economy that it remains a predictable anchor at a time of geopolitical flux and global uncertainty. The tone at this year’s China Development Forum (CDF), which ended on Monday, was noticeably more confident than in recent years, analysts said, marking a shift from previous post?pandemic forums where officials tended to emphasise support measures and recovery trajectories. “Compared to previous CDFs, the China messaging was the most confident,” said Han Lin, China Country Director at U.S.-based strategy consultancy,…