Where is Beijing's next Five-Year Plan taking China?

Where is Beijing's next Five-Year Plan taking China?

'This is a direct response to the United States, in terms of the great power competition between Beijing and Washington'. Chatham House analyst Dr Yu Jie discusses China's 15th Five-Year Plan which will be formally approved in March 2026 with Mike Higgins, Editor of The World Today. Read Dr Yu Jie's article in The World Today here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-12/chinas-five-year-plan-bets-risky-new-direction?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=twt-dec25-china-five-year-plan&utm_content=twt-dec25-china-five-year-plan-content Subscribe to The World Today here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/subscribe?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=twt-subscribe-video&utm_content=twt-subscribe-video-content 0:00 – Introduction 00:26 - What is the Five-Year Plan? 01:22 - Past Five-Year Plans 03:02 - 'Economic survival' 03:35 - 'AI Plus' 04:10 - 'Great power competition' 05:24 - 'Infrastructure' 07:02 - 'Youth unemployment' 08:01 - 'High-end manafacturing' 08:31 - 'Trade frictions' 08:57 - The World Today - Subscribe Production team: • Chris Holmes • Matthew Docherty Thumbnail image: