Chinas leaders to chart economic plans for 2025: report [Video]

China’s leadership will gather Wednesday to hammer out plans to boost the economy next year, reports said, as they look to address weak domestic demand and the possibility of a deepening trade war with the United States.

The annual Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) is being closely watched by investors for signs of coming stimulus to kickstart growth, which has been hampered by sluggish consumption and a protracted crisis in the property sector.

Beijing is also strapping in for four more years of tensions with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to impose stinging tariffs on China.

The closed-door economic meeting is expected to run through Thursday, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

Beijing is yet to confirm the conclave will take place, but it typically convenes in the final month of the year and is attended by President Xi Jinping.

The gathering follows a meeting on Monday …