Global institutions signal sustained confidence in China's economic resilience

Global investor sentiment toward China remains resilient, with major international surveys and ratings agencies pointing to sustained confidence in the country's economic outlook, export strength and role in global supply chains, despite a challenging global environment.

China continues to be a major investment destination for global CEOs, with the share of those favoring it rising from 9% to 11% worldwide, according to PwC's 29th Annual Global CEO Survey China Report.

The survey also found that more than one-fifth of the CEOs in countries including Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Germany ranked Chinese mainland among their top three overseas investment destinations.

Meanwhile, Moody's Ratings has revised China's outlook to stable from negative while affirming its A1 sovereign rating, indicating expectations that the country's economic and fiscal position will remain broadly resilient despite domestic pressures and ongoing external trade and geopolitical challenges.

Fitch Ratings, which lowered its global growth forecast to 2.4% amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, nonetheless raised China's outlook to 4.6%, citing stronger-than-expected first-quarter data and continued export resilience.

China remains a key part of global supply chains and retains cost advantages, said Jeremy Zuck, Asia-Pacific sovereign ratings director at Fitch, adding that supportive factors are likely to sustain China's export strength in 2026.