January  20, 2026

"The recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan are the blueprint for China's economic and social development over the next five years and will unlock a growing array of opportunities for the world," President Xi Jinping said on the morning of January 16, when he accepted credentials presented by 18 foreign ambassadors.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has always considered and planned the long-term development of the Party and the country from the perspective of the grand historical view, the height of the grand strategy, and the changes in the major trends. He has made innovative expositions on the "two overall situations" and has continuously enriched their connotations.

"Leading cadres should keep in mind the two overall situations — one is the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the other is the profound changes unseen in a century in the world — and this should serve as the fundamental starting point for planning our work."

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