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China’s Xi pushes ‘holistic’ execution by local cadres for 5-year plan, warns of disparity

Xi pushes need for full grasp of 2026-2030 goals, setting boundaries amid domestic malaise and external challenges to get the ball rolling

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President Xi Jinping, seen here in July 2024, addressed China’s provincial leaders and ministers at the Central Party School in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Frank Chenin Shanghai

President Xi Jinping has ordered a thorough implementation of central government strategies and policies at local levels, as the world’s second-largest economy rallies efforts to achieve a strong start to its five-year plan amid formidable external challenges and domestic headwinds.

The instruction on Tuesday arrived at a delicate time, as Beijing enforces some overriding strategies, such as a whole-of-nation approach to break technological bottlenecks, a campaign to fight vicious price competition, and the removal of local protectionism to create a unified domestic market.

Addressing provincial leaders and ministers at the Central Party School in Beijing, the Chinese president highlighted a “holistic grasp” of China’s 2026-2030 development goals, released in October, which will pave the way for Beijing’s modernisation plan by 2035.

“A holistic, comprehensive understanding means seeing all targets and strategies as a whole to avoid neglecting any aspect,” Xi was quoted by Xinhua as saying at the meeting.

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