Zhang predicted customers may undertake some compensatory consumption activities once the crisis is over.

The World Trade Organization's ruling that authorizes China to impose $645 million of compensatory tariffs against the United States is a victory for multilateralism and free trade, and highlights the failure of the US to abide by WTO rules that it's obliged to follow, experts and business leaders said on Thursday.

"The compensatory consumption during the post-COVID-19 era, increasing health awareness and consumption upgrade are also driving the plant-based food and beverage market in China," it said.

On the other hand, the five-day Labor Day holiday in May could encourage more tourists to choose multiday trips or overnight trips over three days, and there is a greater possibility of "compensatory consumption" during the holiday, said Ctrip's big data lab researcher Peng Liang.

The inelastic demand in some areas has been delayed due to the outbreak, but once the contagion is over, there will be compensatory consumption," Xian said.

Meng's lawyers will urge the court to consider the "cumulative impact" of the different branches and that a stay of the proceedings should be granted as a remedial and compensatory measure.

Zhong Zhengsheng, chief economist at Ping An Securities, told the same forum that China's economic performance would improve, thus giving strong support to the yuan, if three conditions are met: the COVID-19 situation turns out to be better than expected next year; compensatory consumption also proves higher than the anticipated level; and growth stabilization policies maintain continuity and consistency.

"Virtual currency is a specific virtual commodity that is not issued by the monetary authority, and it is not legally compensatory and compulsory.