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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
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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
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