2025-12-09
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China's top leaders map out the country's economic direction for 2026.
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Now, today's top stories.
China's top leaders have mapped out the country's economic direction for 2026,
outlining major priorities at Monday's meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
The meeting highlighted eight areas of focus,
including boosting domestic demand, strengthening innovation,
deepening reform and opening up,
advancing low-carbon development, and improving people's livelihoods.
For more,
Li Yunqi spoke with Professor Liu Baocheng with the University of International Business and Economics to break down this meeting.
This year's Politburo meeting is perhaps at a very special time point that connects China's 14th five-year plan to the 15th.
And do the eight priorities send any signal that differs from the policy in previous years?
There is the general consistency with regard to the the last five years of the 14th five-year plan,