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PRC State Council, 13th Five Year Plan for the Economic and Social Development of China, 2016
Formulated on the basis of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the 13th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China (2016–2020), the 13th Five-Year Plan sets forth China’s strategic intentions and defines its major objectives, tasks, and measures for economic and social development. This plan is to serve as a guide to action for market entities, an important basis for government in performing its duties, and a common vision to be shared among the people of China.
Part I Guiding Thinking, Major Objectives, and Development Philosophy
Part II Innovation-Driven Development
Part III New Systems for Development
Part IV Agricultural Modernization
Part V An Optimized Modern Industrial System
Part VI The Cyber Economy
Part VII Modern Infrastructure Networks
Part VIII New Urbanization
Part IX Development Coordinated between Regions
Part X Ecosystems and the Environment
Part XI All-Around Opening Up
Part XII Deeper Cooperation between the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan
Part XIII The Fight Against Poverty
Part XIV Better Education and Health for All Citizens
Part XV Support for Public Wellbeing
Part XVI Socialist Cultural and Ethnical Progress
Part XVII Better and More Innovative Social Governance
Part XVIII Socialist Democracy and Rule of Law
Part XIX Coordinated Economic and Defense Development
Part XX Implementation
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