Aviation and aerospace was elevated at the Two Sessions to a 'pillar industry'—a step up from its previous classification as an emerging sector. For the first time, the 15th 5-year plan 2026–30) explicitly sets the goal of building China into a space power by 2030.
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27 Mar 2026
Beijing’s landmark new National Development Planning Law was adopted at the Two Sessions on 12 March. At its core, it's about centralising power. Discretion once held by local governments and ministries to tweak plans is being pulled back to the centre and bound by law.
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25 Mar 2026
Services exports are gaining ground within the composition of PRC trade. Premier Li Qiang called for ‘cultivating the 'China Services' brand’ in the Government Work Report delivered at the Two Sessions. The aim is to build a globally competitive brand through standardised, high-value services like tech, finance, logistics, and consumer-facing services.
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23 Mar 2026
The Two Sessions amplified the agricultural message delivered in the 2026 No. 1 Document. Five years of short-term fixes—ag policy ‘whac-a-mole’—will now transition to a more systematic forward-looking vision.
economy
food & agriculture
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17 Mar 2026
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Two Sessions: can the PRC close the space commercialisation gap?
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Two Sessions: how consequential is China's new Planning Law?
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Two Sessions: what are ‘China services’?
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Two Sessions 2026: reinforcing agricultural transition
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demographicschildren...read more17 Mar 2026
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minoritiesNPC legislative agenda...read more12 Mar 2026
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growth modelsupply-side reformovercapacitytraditional industryenergy transitioninfrastructurecarbon neutrality...read more10 Mar 2026
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