The widening gap between emerging tech industries and traditional construction underscores a painful structural realignment pushing policymakers to balance export resilience with weak domestic consumption

China's GDP growth is projected to slow to 4.5% in Q2 2026, with a 79% chance it will be between 4.0% and 5.0% for the year.

China's economy showed resilience in the first half of the year, as new growth drivers gathered momentum alongside policy support and a recovery in domestic demand, although…