The recently concluded Fourth Plenum Session of the Communist Party of China approved the draft proposal for the 15th Five-Year Plan, setting the strategic direction for China’s next stage of development.

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) focuses on sci-tech self-reliance, AI innovation, and industrial integration.Beijing, China, Nov. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development,

China’s largest turbine makers are lobbying the government to install at least 120 gigawatts of wind power capacity in each of the next five years, an acceleration of the country’s energy transition that would more than double output by the end of the decade.

Investing.com -- China will focus on building a modern industrial system and accelerating technological self-reliance during 2026-2030, according to the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee. The announcement came Thursday following the conclusion of the party’s fourth plenum, as reported by official state news agency Xinhua.

The announcement came as China prepared to launch its latest Shenzhou mission to the Tiangong space station, the country’s orbiting outpost built after being barred from the International Space Station due to US national security concerns.

A subtle change in language used by the Chinese government has left room for the world’s biggest coal user to prolong rising consumption through the end of the decade.

China has omitted electric vehicles from its list of strategic industries in its five-year development plan for 2026-2030, marking their first exclusion in more than a decade, as the sector grapples with oversupply challenges.

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