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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Accelerating Tech Self-Reliance, High-Quality Growth and a Stronger State Role
China’s draft 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) focuses on technology self-reliance, high‑quality growth, digital and green transitions, and strengthened national security under continued party leadership. It balances domestic resilience with selective openness and frames the next five years as critical to meeting broader 2035 goals.
China Elevates “AI+” from Buzzword to State Policy — Focus Shifts to Inference Chips, Data and Governance
China’s 2026 government work report makes “AI+” a central operational priority, linking new compute infrastructure, data initiatives and governance to accelerate commercial AI applications. Industry delegates urged a shift from raw training capacity to accessible inference compute, better data assets, and stronger security and regulatory guardrails to enable widescale, safe adoption.
China Steps Up Middle East Diplomacy: Wang Yi Holds Talks with Seven Counterparts as Beijing Sends Special Envoy
China announced an intensified diplomatic effort in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi holding calls with seven foreign counterparts and a special envoy scheduled to visit the region. The initiative aims to position Beijing as an active mediator amid renewed tensions, reflecting both strategic interests and limits to Chinese leverage.
Clerical Hardliners Surge in Tehran — What a Larijani-Led Iran Means for Global Oil and China
A SoBiz analysis frames Iran’s post-Khamenei succession as a decisive victory for the clerical-security establishment after National Security Council secretary Larijani publicly rejected negotiations with the United States. The shift raises the probability of a prolonged regional conflict, pushes oil prices higher, and poses manageable but significant economic and strategic challenges for China.
Beijing Turns to Long-Term Debt and Family Subsidies to Repair Growth — Markets and Tech Watch Closely
Beijing plans to issue large volumes of ultra-long special sovereign bonds in 2026 to support major projects, shore up state banks and give local governments funding room, while lawmakers propose big increases in childcare subsidies financed by long-term bonds. The measures underline an active fiscal response to slowing growth but raise questions about future debt burdens, market reaction and the sustainability of bond-financed social spending.
China’s Modest Ambition: Why Beijing Set a 4.5–5% Growth Target — and Left Room to Do Better
China set a 2026 GDP growth target of 4.5–5%, coupled with a government pledge to “strive for better results.” The two‑line formulation balances room for structural reform and risk reduction with a readiness to deploy active, targeted policies to lift growth if conditions allow.
Relief in the Skies: Dubai–China Flights Resume and Stranded Passengers Begin Returning
After a brief suspension of flights caused by an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, Emirates’ EK362 arrived in Guangzhou as the first direct Dubai–China service to land since Gulf hubs reopened. The resumption of flights has begun to relieve thousands of stranded passengers, highlighting both the human relief of repatriation and the wider operational and diplomatic challenges such disruptions create.
Stranded and Resilient: How Chinese Workers in the Middle East Are Weathering a Sudden Regional War
A sudden escalation of hostilities in late February exposed thousands of Chinese expatriates in the Middle East to direct risk, testing both their contingency plans and regional authorities’ crisis-management. While some evacuated via flights and overland routes, many stayed, citing stable supplies and government support; the incident highlights the need for more resilient business models and deepens the strategic significance of the Gulf as a tested hub for Chinese trade and investment.
Washington Threatens 15% Global Import Duty This Week, Renewing Trade Uncertainty for China and Allies
U.S. officials indicated a temporary global import duty could rise from 10% to 15% imminently, a move designed to replace tariffs the Supreme Court found legally unsupported. The administration says it will seek to reinstate higher, more defensible tariffs within five months using other trade statutes, a plan that has unsettled markets and alarmed trade partners.
China’s 2026 Roadmap: Modest Fiscal Boost, Big Bets on Tech and Green Transition
Premier Li Qiang’s brief government work report for 2026 opts for a calibrated fiscal stance—around a 4% deficit and targeted bond-financed projects—while doubling down on technology, a green transition and modest social measures to stabilise growth. The plan emphasises industrial upgrading and carbon-intensity cuts rather than broad stimulus or sweeping market liberalisation.
Beijing Sets Modest Growth Target, Boosts Long-Term Bonds and AI Push in Li Qiang’s Government Work Report
Premier Li Qiang set a 2026 GDP target of 4.5–5 percent and outlined expanded fiscal support including a c.5.89 trillion yuan deficit and 1.3 trillion yuan of ultra-long special bonds. The government paired modest growth ambitions with a five-year plan emphasising AI, infrastructure, carbon-intensity cuts and tighter market governance.
Beijing Eyes Mass Reskilling as Robotics and AI Face Large Talent Shortages
China’s State Council research office says structural mismatches in the labour market are producing acute shortages in technical fields such as AI, new-energy engineering and robotics, with demand-to-supply ratios above 3:1 and as high as 5.2:1. Beijing plans large-scale subsidised vocational training, education adjustments and measures to formalise domestic services employment to close the gap and stabilise jobs.