Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, or CPC,
is convening its fourth plenary session to set the country's 15th five-year plan,
the National Blueprint, through to 2030.
Although the details are yet to be released,
signals have been sent that fostering new quality productive forces will be the strategic focus.
And that means greater investment in technological innovation, be it AI,
humanoid, robots, and biomedicine among other high-tech industries.
Ahead of the meeting,
the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs published eight articles in China's most important newspaper,
The People's Daily, with technological innovation being a very important keyword.
So why is such weight being placed on technological innovation, and why now?
And how will this impact China's economy and beyond amid intensifying friction between China and the United States.
Welcome to the point with me, Li Xing, coming to you from Beijing.
I'm pleased to be joined from Rome,
Italy by prestigious Professor Jeffrey Sacks, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development.
Thank you so much, Professor, for joining us.
It's my pleasure.
From Singapore by Wang Dan, China Director of the Eurasia Group.