# Five‑Year Plan
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PLA Spokesman Uses Lunar New Year Greeting to Stress Readiness as China Enters New Five‑Year Era
China’s defence ministry used a Lunar New Year message to blend traditional festival greetings with muscular military metaphors, stressing PLA readiness as Beijing enters a new five‑year planning period. The statement serves both domestic morale and external signaling on continuity in defence modernization.
China’s Economic Powerhouses Lower 2026 Growth Targets, Pointing to a Softer National Aim
Major Chinese provinces have trimmed their 2026 GDP growth targets, with six of the top ten lowering their goals and Guangdong setting its target below 5% for the first time since 2000. Analysts see the moves as a realistic response to structural limits, debt adjustment and a policy tilt toward quality over quantity, raising the likelihood of a national target in the 4.5–5% range.