Jiang Ying, chair of Deloitte China and a national political advisor, said that the five-year plans serve as the "metronome" of China's modernization process, translating long-term strategic goals ...

When China's first Five-Year Plan began in 1953, the nation's industrial base was negligible. The country could barely feed itself and had yet to build a single mile of modern freeway. Before the 15th ...

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.

Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.