As 2025 comes to a close, the Chinese mainland has sprinted through a year of big milestones, wrapping up the final stretch of its 14th Five-Year Plan while laying groundwork for 2026's kickoff of the 15th Five-Year Plan. 🚀
High-Quality Growth in Action
President Xi Jinping crisscrossed the country on 10 inspection tours—from Liaoning in the northeast to Hainan's sunny shores, and from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Shanghai—spotlighting 'Chinese modernization' and 'high-quality development' as the engines driving progress. 💡
Forging a Fairer Global Order
On September 1, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit, Xi announced the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), which quickly won support from over 140 members. This 'China moment' set the tone for a more equitable world system. Two days later, leaders from five continents gathered in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism—recognizing the Chinese mainland's role in shaping today's international order. 🌏
From Climate Pledges to Neighborhood Ties
- 2035 climate action plan unveiled as the Chinese mainland's Nationally Determined Contributions.
- Commitment to no new special and differential treatment in WTO talks.
- Launch of the International Organization for Mediation in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
- First central conference on neighboring countries' work held in April.
Anchoring Stability in Superpower Relations
Through one presidential face-to-face meeting, four calls, and five rounds of economic and trade consultations, head-of-state diplomacy kept China-US ties steady, building a foundation for cooperation amid global volatility. 🤝
With 2026 around the corner, the Chinese mainland is poised to turn this year's momentum into the next chapter of modernization and global influence.
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How China forged ahead on domestic agenda, global governance in 2025
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