Here are some highlights of the draft outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for national economic and social development and the long-range objectives through the year 2035:
- China to develop Fujian, Xinjiang as Belt and Road core areas
- China to promote development of "Silk Road in the Air"
- China's disposable income per capita to grow in line with GDP during 2021-2025
- China to keep surveyed urban unemployment rate within 5.5 pct during 2021-2025
- China to actively participate in intl cooperation in major infectious disease prevention, control
- China pledges efforts to foster world-leading business environment
- China to put economic development focus on real economy
- China to promote diverse industrial, supply chains
- China to make efforts to build its strength in the transport sector
- China to speed up expanding 5G networks
- China to accelerate construction of new infrastructure
- China to expand opening of service sector
- China to actively promote intl sci-tech cooperation
- China to accelerate legislation for IPR protection in new areas
- China will improve punitive damages system for IPR infringements
- China will make plans for and incubate future industries
- China will further promote the application of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System
- China will explore the introduction of an immigration policy for foreign talents
- China will make greater efforts to achieve breakthroughs in key and core technologies
- China will pursue innovation-driven development and create new strengths for development
- China will promote its eastern areas to first realize the development with high quality
- China will promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in an active and prudent manner
- China will take self-reliance in science and technology as strategic underpinning for national development
- China will accelerate the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
- China will stick to the strictest farmland protection system