In a landmark session in Beijing, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee adopted the Recommendations for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development. This blueprint outlines the nation’s strategy for the next five years, setting clear goals to advance socialist modernization by 2035.
Jiang Jinquan, director of the CPC Central Committee’s Policy Research Office, explains that the document is structured into 15 sections and 61 articles. It reviews achievements from the 14th Five-Year Plan and lays out three core parts:
- Review of past progress and overall development requirements.
- Strategic tasks and major initiatives in key areas.
- Strengthening centralized leadership, socialist democracy, and rule of law.
Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Central Committee’s Office for Financial and Economic Affairs, highlights seven priorities: high-quality development, scientific and technological self-reliance, deepening reform, cultural and ethical progress, improved quality of life, advancing the Beautiful China Initiative, and bolstering national security.
With the CPC National Congress goal of socialist modernization by 2035, this plan period becomes a crucial stage to consolidate gains and push forward amid intensifying international competition. Young entrepreneurs, tech innovators, and global changemakers will find pathways here to engage with China’s evolving market and policy landscape.
As nations watch closely, the 15th Five-Year Plan serves as a mobilizing framework for the Chinese mainland’s future development, promising to shape economic trends, environmental initiatives, and global partnerships in the years ahead.
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Officials hail adoption of 15th Five-Year Plan recommendations
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