Xi emphasizes strong start for 15th Five-Year Plan period

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday emphasized efforts to achieve a strong start for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), calling on the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups to unite even more closely and continuously open up new prospects for advancing Chinese modernization.

He hailed 2025 as an extraordinary year, when China accomplished main economic and social development goals, demonstrated strong economic resilience and vitality, and maintained overall social stability. Xi said “The past year also marked the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), with China’s overall national strength reaching a new level”.

As 2026 marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, he called for efforts from different aspects to achieve a good start for the new period.