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Official study session offers early look at how innovation-focused the next five-year plan could be

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The September Politburo meeting confirmed that “new quality productive forces” (NQPF) will be at the heart of China’s next five-year plan (2026-2030).
A study published in Qiushi – the Party's flagship journal – over the National Day holiday sheds light on how expansive this focus could be.
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