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Major Achievements in China’s Development in the 14th Five-Year Plan Period

Date: 11/21/2025

Adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the Recommendations on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan profoundly sums up major achievements made in the 14th Five-Year Plan period. China has lifted its economic, technological and comprehensive national strength to new heights, made solid progress in advancing Chinese modernization and got off to a sound start on the journey toward the Second Centenary Goal. These solid accomplishments have laid a firm groundwork for sound economic and social progress in the 15th Five-Year Plan era.
 

I. Outstanding Development Achievements

 
  1. Stronger economic strength
     
    China’s economic volume keeps expanding, leading growth among major world economies. Its development quality and productivity continue to improve, and it remains a core driver of global economic growth.
     
  2. Abundant sci-tech innovations
     
    China prioritizes sci-tech self-reliance, scales up strategic sci-tech resources and boosts R&D investment. Major breakthroughs have been secured in core key technologies, with high-tech industries fueling industrial upgrading.
     
  3. In-depth reform and opening-up
     
    Institutional reforms are further advanced to remove obstacles restricting high-quality development. China expands high-standard opening-up, advances Belt and Road cooperation and accelerates the development of pilot free trade zones.
     
  4. Sound development of democracy and rule of law
     
    Whole-process people’s democracy is fully developed, the socialist rule of law system is steadily improved, and a stable, united and vibrant political environment is maintained.
     
  5. Flourishing cultural sectors
     
    Public cultural services are widely accessible. Efforts on cultural heritage preservation and international cultural exchanges are intensified, boosting China’s cultural soft power and global influence.
     
  6. Solid livelihood security
     
    Absolute poverty is eliminated and moderate prosperity is fully realized. Steady employment growth, rising resident income and comprehensive social security systems effectively improve people’s sense of gain and well-being.
     
  7. Solid progress in building a beautiful China
     
    Eco-environment governance is steadily advanced. China accelerates green and low-carbon transition, expands forest coverage and builds the world’s largest clean energy system.
     
  8. Enhanced national security capacity
     
    Guided by the holistic national security outlook, China safeguards food, energy and industrial chain supply security, and maintains social stability and public safety.
     
  9. Major strides in national defense and military modernization
     
    Firmly adhering to the Party’s absolute leadership over the military, China boosts combat capabilities and speeds up the building of a modern national defense system.
     
  10. Expanded major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics
     
    China champions the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, practices multilateralism, takes part in global governance and elevates its international influence and appeal.
     
 

II. Distinctive Features of Development

 
Against complicated domestic and international circumstances, China has maintained sound growth momentum: achieving rapid growth while pursuing high-quality development; sustaining steady growth amid pandemic response; overcoming prominent difficulties to stabilize economic operation; and securing steady progress in a volatile global landscape. All achievements are hard-won through strenuous efforts.
 

III. Fundamental Reasons for Achievements

 
All remarkable gains are attributable to the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
 
  • Theoretical innovations lead high-quality development.
  • Targeted innovative measures drive steady economic growth.
  • Full and strict Party governance provides solid political guarantee.
 
Looking ahead, the 15th Five-Year Plan period is vital for realizing basic socialist modernization. We will stay firmly committed to the Party’s strategic arrangements, strive for national rejuvenation and keep writing new chapters for building a great modern socialist country.