# Yangtze River economic belt

How Jiangxi Became China’s Lone Province to Raise Its 2026 Growth Target — and Why It Matters

Jiangxi is the only Chinese province to raise its 2026 GDP target, setting it at 5–5.5% after a 5.2% rebound in 2025. The revision reflects a concerted industrial-policy push, emerging high-tech clusters and an ambition to pair manufacturing upgrades with deeper science investment, even as talent shortages and weak external demand pose risks.