What’s Fueling the Chinese Mainland’s Economic Boom?
As the 14th Five-Year Plan ends, experts decode the Chinese mainland’s economic surge and look to the 15th plan’s focus on innovation, global talent, and fresh vitality.
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China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: Blueprint for Innovation and Growth
Explore how China’s 14th Five-Year Plan is charting a path for innovation, green development, and global competitiveness as it enters its final year.
XINQI Discovers China: Foreigners Reflect on the 14th Five-Year Plan
Foreigners in Beijing share their views on the Chinese economy as the 14th Five-Year Plan concludes, highlighting digital growth, green tech, and global innovation.
Chinese Mainland Life Expectancy Rises to 79 in 2024
Average life expectancy on the Chinese mainland reached 79 years in 2024, reflecting gains in income, pensions, and low unemployment under the 14th Five-Year Plan.
Exclusive: Grzegorz Kołodko on the Chinese mainland’s Economic Future and the 15th Five-Year Plan
Grzegorz Kołodko explains the Chinese mainland’s leap from the 14th to the 15th Five-Year Plan and shares insights on China–Poland and China–EU ties.
Inside the Chinese mainland’s GDP Surge: 110 to 140 Trillion Yuan (2021-2025)
From 110 to 140 trillion yuan: A look at the Chinese mainland’s GDP growth during the 14th Five-Year Plan. Annual average growth of 5.5% and 30% global contribution.
Passing on Well-Being: China’s Generational Five-Year Plans
Discover how China’s Five-Year Plans, from the First to the 14th, pass on well-being across generations—and why CGTN’s new comics series shows they’re more than just blueprints.
Zhou Mi’s Six-Word Forecast for the Chinese Mainland’s Economy
Senior fellow Zhou Mi distills the Chinese mainland’s 2025 economic outlook into six keywords: resilience, innovation, sustainability, quality, inclusivity and openness.
Premier Li Qiang Hosts Symposium to Power China’s Economic Comeback
Chinese premier Li Qiang convenes a symposium with experts and entrepreneurs to boost China’s economic recovery, push reforms, and speed innovation ahead of the 15th Five-Year Plan.
Chinese Mainland Sees Major Gains in Child and Elderly Welfare
Over the 14th Five-Year Plan, the Chinese mainland rolled out expanded care networks and boosted allowances, lifting welfare for millions of children and seniors.