China’s leadership has stressed the need for a more proactive macroeconomic stance to support the country’s new five-year plan, ahead of next week’s annual “two sessions” – one of the country’s most important political events. Chaired by President Xi Jinping, the Politburo – a major decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party – met on Friday and set a decisive tone for policy direction, highlighting the need to expand domestic demand and strengthen new growth drivers. In an official...