15th Five-Year Plan
Chinese economic development plan (2026–2030)
The 15th Five-Year Plan, officially the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China, is a set of goals for national economic development. The plan, abbreviated 15-5, covers the years from 2026 to 2030.
Drafting
A preliminary study for the plan by the National Development and Reform Commission took place on 17 and 18 December 2023. According to Arthur Kroeber, speeches before drafting the new plan emphasized new quality productive forces, disruptive innovation, and a new national system for coordination.
The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, held on 20 to 23 October 2025, focused on assessing the previous 14th Five-Year Plan and considered the proposed 15th five-year plan. On 24 October 2025, Premier Li Qiang chaired a special meeting on the preparation of the outline of the 15th Five-Year plan, with Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang being present. On 3 November 2025, CCP General Office Director Cai Qi published an opinion piece in the People's Daily, where he stressed the "extreme importance of exercising full and rigorous party self-governance to achieve the economic and social development goals of the 15th five-year plan period".
On 27 February 2026, the CCP Politburo held a meeting to discuss the draft outline of the plan, which the State Council intended to submit to the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress for review. The National People's Congress subsequently reviewed the draft outline. It was approved by the NPC on 12 March 2026.
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