The 15th Five-Year Plan is crucial for realizing Chinese modernization, a senior official said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday following the conclusion of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
The key Party meeting, which ended in Beijing on Thursday, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the CPC Central Committee for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development.
The 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) will play a pivotal role in laying a solid foundation and accelerating the progress towards Chinese modernization, said Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group.
"The 20th CPC National Congress set out a strategic plan for building China into a modern socialist country in all respects, putting for a two-step strategic approach to realize the second centenary goal. The first step is to basically realize socialist modernization by 2035, which requires unremitting efforts over the course of three five-year plan periods from the 14th to the 16th to build on this progress," said Han.
"The 15th Five-Year Plan period is a crucial one for laying a solid foundation and driving comprehensive efforts to basically realize socialist modernization, which is of great significance in building on past achievements and charting the future. With only 10 years to go to 2035, success in the first five years is essential to gain greater initiative. We must act with a sense of urgency and historical responsibilities, plan economic and social development for the next five years scientifically, seize the critical window of opportunity, consolidate and expand our strengths, break through bottlenecks, and address weaknesses. This will drive major breakthroughs in strategic tasks vital to the broader cause of Chinese modernization," said Han.
15th Five-Year Plan crucial for Chinese modernization: official
15th Five-Year Plan crucial for Chinese modernization: official
