15th Five-Year Plan
Drafting · 2026–2030
Today's Xi-Vučić joint statement, the NEA's “15FYP good start” framing, and the State Council mineral-resources rules all align developments to the next plan now being drafted.
Xi hosts Serbia's president and Pakistan's premier in Beijing.
President Xi awarded Serbian President Vučić the Friendship Medal during a Beijing state visit and concluded a four-day visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif. The defense ministry rebuffed Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's May 20 speech. Huawei unveiled a new chip-design principle. The State Council published mineral-resources enforcement rules.
Day 88 · Iran war
Events
- Xi-Vučić summit. Xi awarded Vučić the Friendship Medal and signed 23 cooperation documents; joint statements named the four global initiatives and the 15th Five-Year Plan alignment.1May 25 · CAC
- Xi-Sharif talks. Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif wrapped a four-day visit; the two sides agreed to accelerate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 2.0 and signed deals on trade and AI.2May 25 · CAC
- Taiwan warning. Defense ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin rejected Lai Ching-te's May 20 speech and said the PLA would “resolutely defeat” any “Taiwan independence” moves.3May 26 · MND
Voices
“The China-Serbia iron-clad friendship is unmatched — it has deep historical and present-day foundations.”
President Xi Jinping, Beijing talks with Serbia · May 251
“‘Taiwan independence’ and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water; the PLA stays on high alert and will resolutely defeat any ‘Taiwan independence’ moves.”
MND Spokesperson Jiang Bin · May 263
“Looking back at six years, the road has been hard — only those who walked it know — and having no way back is itself the path to victory.”
Huawei Director and Semiconductor Chief He Tingbo, ICCAS 2026 · May 254
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“Recognize China's strong economic resilience and potential — firm up confidence, seize opportunities, lead with innovation, and manage risks effectively.”
NDRC Chairman Zheng Shanjie, private-enterprise roundtable · May 207
“Greedy and corrupt, broke the law while enforcing it — used public-security powers as a tool for private gain in case handling and project awards.”
CCDI Determination on Bi Baowen · May 219
“The state promotes rational development of mineral resources, strengthens resource and ecological protection, advances high-quality mining, and safeguards mineral-resources security.”
State Council Decree No. 839, Mineral Resources Law Implementing Regulations · May 155
Strategic Backdrop
New Quality Productive Forces
Active · 2023–present
Huawei's “Tao law” chip-design breakthrough, the Shenzhou-23 launch, and Shanghai's brain-inspired AI cluster are flagship examples of the doctrine Xi positions as growth driver replacing real estate.
Belt and Road Initiative
Active (BRI 2.0) · 2013–present
Xi-Vučić signed a BRI mid-term action plan and Pakistan's Sharif visit advanced the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 2.0; both bilateral readouts framed cooperation as unbreakable friendship.
Five-Year Plan
Fifteenth Five-Year Plan
Drafting · 2026–2030China's Five-Year Plans are the central economic and social planning instrument of the Party-state. The 15th Five-Year Plan is being drafted now; it will be ratified at the 20th Central Committee's 5th Plenum in autumn 2026 and adopted by the National People's Congress in March 2027. Xi Jinping's January 20, 2026 speech to provincial and ministerial leaders — republished in Qiushi on April 30 — laid out the political-economic framing.
- Manufacturing modernization as the leading strategic task — not services, not consumption.
- High-level tech self-reliance in chips, basic research, AI infrastructure.
- New quality productive forces as the integrating economic doctrine, replacing real-estate-driven growth.
- Demographic response — aging, contraction, regional divergence as defining constraints.
- Higher-quality common prosperity — gradual, market-compatible, "not egalitarianism, not welfarism."
The closing 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) is in its final operational year. Its themes — dual circulation, common prosperity, and the "30/60" carbon-peak / carbon-neutrality targets — carry into the 15th plan rather than restart.
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- Huawei chip law. Semiconductor chief He Tingbo unveiled the “Tao (τ) law” for post-Moore chip design at a Shanghai conference; 381 chips designed in six years.4May 25 · Xinhua
- Critical minerals rules. The State Council issued the Mineral Resources Law implementing regulations, effective June 15, formalizing a strategic-minerals registry covering exploration, production, supply, and reserves.5May 15 · State Council
- Shenzhou-23. A Long March 2F rocket sent three astronauts to the space station; one will set a Chinese record by staying a full year in orbit.6May 24 · SASAC
- Private-firm dialogue. NDRC chief Zheng Shanjie hosted five private firms — steel, pharma, irrigation, China-Europe Railway, AI — to gather feedback on macro-policy delivery.7May 20 · NDRC
- Population data. The Stats Bureau's 2025 one-percent sample puts the population at 1.405 billion, with 22.86% aged 60 or older and 67.74% urban.8May 22 · Stats
- Vice-governor expelled. The anti-corruption commission expelled former Heilongjiang vice-governor Bi Baowen — also the province's former public-security chief — from the Party for bribery.9May 21 · CCDI
Sources
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “Xi Jinping holds talks with Serbian President Vučić,” May 25, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-05/25/…/xi-vucic-talks
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “Xi Jinping meets Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif,” May 25, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-05/25/…/xi-sharif-meeting
- Ministry of National Defense, “Spokesperson Jiang Bin on Taiwan leader's May 20 speech,” May 26, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/taiwan-may20-response
- Xinhua, “Tens of thousands toiled seven years to forge the ‘Moye-Ganjiang’ sword — Interview with Huawei director He Tingbo,” May 26, 2026. news.cn/fortune/…/huawei-he-tingbo-tao-law
- State Council, “Mineral Resources Law Implementing Regulations” (State Council Decree No. 839, signed May 15, 2026; effective June 15, 2026). gov.cn/zhengce/…/mineral-resources-law-regulations
- SASAC, “Long March 2F rocket successfully launches Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft,” May 26, 2026. sasac.gov.cn/…/shenzhou-23-launch
- National Development and Reform Commission, “Director Zheng Shanjie chairs private-enterprise roundtable on the macroeconomic situation,” May 20, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/…/zheng-shanjie-private-enterprise
- National Bureau of Statistics, “2025 National 1% Population Sample Survey Main Data Bulletin,” May 22, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/2025-population-survey
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Bi Baowen, former Heilongjiang vice-governor and public-security chief, expelled from the Party for serious violations,” May 21, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/bi-baowen-expulsion