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We begin with the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee currently underway in Beijing.
As China's top leadership works to chart the country's policy course for the next five years,
attention is once again on a mechanism that has long guided the nation's development,
the five-year plan.
President Xi Jinping has underscored the enduring importance of this system,
describing it as both a key experience and a defining strength of a socialist with the Chinese characteristics.
So how has this planning system become a hallmark of the party's governance?
And what enterpins China's steady hand in long-term policymaking?
And what can you tell us about the country's strategic patience
as he sets the course for the years ahead?