China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Charting the Path to Modernization and Global Influence

The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from October 20 to 23, 2025. The President of the People’s Republic of China and General Secretary of the Central Committee, Xi Jinping, chaired the meeting, which was attended by more than 350 delegates, including 168 Central Committee members, 147 alternate members, and other observers. The plenary session discussed the work report delivered by President Xi Jinping, assigned by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and approved the proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development.