China outlines plans for agricultural modernization, rural revitalization

China's 2026 "No. 1 central document" was released on Tuesday, outlining plans to advance agricultural and rural modernization and to promote all-around rural revitalization in the new year.

As the first policy statement released by China's central authorities each year, the document is seen as an indicator of policy priorities on agricultural and rural work.

The document calls for efforts to shore up weak links in agriculture and rural work, and secure faster progress in building up China's strength in agriculture over the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

The country must give top priority to the issues related to agriculture, rural areas, and rural residents, promote integrated urban-rural development, and ensure that policies aimed at strengthening agriculture, benefiting farmers, and enriching rural areas deliver greater outcomes, according to the document.

It is imperative to safeguard national food security, continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, strive to build agriculture into a modern pillar sector, basically ensure modern living conditions in rural areas, and enable farmers to enjoy more prosperous and better lives, the document points out.

China outlines plans for agricultural modernization, rural revitalization

China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday.

Noting China has always regarded Uruguay as a trustworthy friend and partner, Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said China is willing to work with Uruguay to follow the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries and promote China-Uruguay cooperation to achieve more results and better benefit the two peoples.

He said the NPC is willing to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with the Uruguayan General Assembly on legislation, supervision and governance experience, and provide a favorable legal environment for deepening practical cooperation.

On the basis of mutual respect, the relations between Uruguay and China have developed healthily and steadily, Orsi said.

He expressed the hope that the two sides will deepen cooperation in such fields as economy and trade, investment, environment and culture, strengthen friendly exchanges between legislative bodies, learn from each other's legislative experience, and continuously promote the development of bilateral relations.

China's top legislator meets Uruguayan president in Beijing