Accelerating China's infrastructure projects could help growth without widening the deficit. (AP PHOTO)Accelerating China's infrastructure projects could help growth without widening the deficit. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAPChina has pledged to accelerate fiscal spending and adopt "incremental policies" that boost economic growth in the second half of 2026 after the second quarter brought a worse-than-expected slowdown. Many economists believe that accelerating already-budgeted national infrastructure projects can stabilise growth in coming months without widening the fiscal deficit. China must "accelerate the pace of fiscal expenditure", the meeting said, a summary of the discussion showed.