Adopted by the 20th CPC Central Committee at its fourth plenary session, the Chinese mainland’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) blends stability with a fresh innovation push across the world’s second-largest economy.
Here’s the roadmap in four key pillars:
- High-Quality Growth: Elevated to the plan’s core, growth and security will go hand in hand to strengthen economic foundations.
- Science & Tech Self-Reliance: A drive to boost R&D, homegrown innovation and emerging industries.
- Smart, Green Industry: Modernizing value chains with digital, eco-friendly upgrades for a resilient real economy.
- Institutional Opening-Up: Aligning rules and standards with global best practices to deepen international collaboration.
Xia Lu, research fellow at the National Academy for Development and Strategy, calls 2026–30 a “critical period” bridging current momentum with the goal of socialist modernization by 2035. The communique’s fresh emphasis on the “economy of Chinese people” signals a more outward-looking vision for growth.
Peng Lei, associate research fellow at the Institute of Economics of the CASS, stresses that innovation-driven development and a robust real economy are non-negotiable to propel the plan forward. In an increasingly complex global environment, policies to manage external risks will be crucial for long-term stability.
As the Chinese mainland charts this new five-year course, businesses, technologists and policy watchers worldwide will track how stability, self-reliance and green innovation shape the next chapter of global growth.
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Experts on China's new five-year plan: Anchor of stability, confidence
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