China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: The Blueprint for the Next Five Years

The Fourth Plenary Session sets the direction for China’s next development phase, focusing on technological independence and industrial upgrading

1. Overview of the Meeting

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing from October 20 to 23, 2025.

The meeting was presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important address.

Attendees included 168 full members and 147 alternate members of the Central Committee, as well as members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and several grassroots delegates and experts.

The core agenda of the meeting was to review and approve the “Recommendations of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development.”

This 15th Five-Year Plan will guide China’s economic and social development from 2026 to 2030 and will be formally adopted at the National People’…