Education policy is embracing artificial intelligence (AI). Not a new watchword, ‘invigorate the country through science and technology’ is getting a serious AI inflection. A major spotlight at the March 2025 Two Sessions, Huai Jinpeng 怀进鹏 Minister of Education called for raising skills in ‘emerging and interdisciplinary’ fields.
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03 Sep 2025
The 14th 5-year plan will wrap up in 2025, claiming to have balanced ‘high-quality’ growth with state security concerns. The 15th plan is shaping up to focus on resolving friction between micro, industrial, and macro policy, more tightly coordinating different planning layers and instruments. As in the 14th plan, this focus is to link with longer-term 2035 targets
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29 Aug 2025
Making over the corporate landscape is on the cards as Beijing 'rejuvenates the nation'. Guidelines have dropped to make firms more competitive, yet aligned with (Chinese-style) socialist principles. The measures merge Party leadership, operational efficiency, and scoring officials on both innovation and social responsibility.
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20 Aug 2025
Setting sights on long-term growth, Beijing views the services sector as a ‘multiplier’. Services exports support goods trade and value-added jobs in the slowing labour market; imports help bring in tech know-how and market discipline.
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19 Aug 2025
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AI in education
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5-year planning: less mechanism, more ecosystem
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Chinese-style modern corporations
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growing PRC services trade
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SCOgasnuclearrenewables...read more04 Sep 2025
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growth modelstrategic and emerging industriestraditional industrybiotechnologypublic healthbasic edscience and technologytech transfer, R&Dchips, machinery and robotsAIbig data...read more03 Sep 2025
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growth modeltax incentivesVATreal estate financing...read more24 Aug 2025
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Duan MaoshengTsinghua University Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy vice director
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Zhang XiliangNational Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme Overall Design Technical Group chief; Tsinghua University Institute of Energy, Environment and Economics director
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Teng FeiEnergy Environment Economics Research Institute deputy director Tsinghua University
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