Xi opens Party meeting on next five-year plan | JQJO

Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened a four-day Communist Party meeting with a speech on draft proposals for China’s 2026–2030 plan, though Xinhua offered no specifics. The blueprint arrives amid a sluggish economy, foreign curbs on latest technologies, and high U.S. tariffs. A Xinhua editorial urged “high-quality” growth, technological innovation, stronger national security, and fairer sharing of gains, while warning of “hardships,” “major tests,” and new risks. About 200 voting and 170 alternate Central Committee members are set to approve the draft, with fuller details expected at the legislature’s next annual session in March, as analysts and investors watch for clues.