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China eyes bold tech and economic goals for next decade, sets plenum dates to work on details

  • Plan should balance ‘economy and society, government and market, efficiency and equity, vitality and order, development and security’

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Some 370 full and alternate members of the new Central Committee are expected to attend the third plenum next month. Photo: Reuters

China’s political leadership has set ambitious economic and tech development goals for the next decade, signalling a consensus among the Communist Party’s upper echelon on how best to cope with China’s economic challenges.

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The goals were unveiled in a statement on Thursday that also announced that the party would hold its long-anticipated third plenum meeting from July 15 to 18.

The announcements came after the meeting of the Politburo – the highest decision-making body in Chinese politics – and set the tone for the coming plenary session to be attended by more than 370 members of the Communist Party elite.

The 10-year goals range from the economy to social development and state building, and will extend beyond President Xi Jinping’s third term, which ends in 2028.

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Defence ministers from China and US meet on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

Defence ministers from China and US meet on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

The plenary session will “primarily examine issues related to further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernisation”, according to state news agency Xinhua.

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