-- Consumption could emerge as the key growth driver for the Chinese economy in 2021 thanks to further job market recovery, the revival of consumer confidence as well as more policy support, economists predicted. -- China will keep its macroeconomic policies consistent, stable and sustainable in 2021, according to the tone-setting Central Economic Work Conference that took place in December. -- At a time when cooperation and coordination are more important than ever, China is expected to continue to open up to the world and safeguard a multilateral trading system. Optimism built up in the Chinese market at the beginning of 2021, with its stocks climbing and its currency gaining strength.