In a special CGTN America television program, diplomats, ambassadors, analysts, and academics from China, the United States, Canada, Africa, and Latin America gathered to discuss the outcomes and global implications of the plenary session. Chinese analyst Ding Yifan highlighted the importance of the next five-year plan in shaping China's long-term growth, focusing on building high-quality productive forces and strengthening resilience against external shocks. Former U.S. diplomat Robert Hormats noted that China will continue to be a key driver of global growth, especially in critical technological fields.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- China recently concluded its Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee in Beijing, where officials reviewed the progress of the country's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030). The session set the direction for China's economic and social development over the next half decade, emphasizing high-quality growth, technological self-reliance, modernization, green transformation, and sustainable progress.
In a special CGTN America television program, diplomats, ambassadors, analysts, and academics from China, the United States, Canada, Africa, and Latin America gathered to discuss the outcomes and global implications of the plenary session. Chinese analyst Ding Yifan highlighted the importance of the next five-year plan in shaping China's long-term growth, focusing on building high-quality productive forces and strengthening resilience against external shocks. Former U.S. diplomat Robert Hormats noted that China will continue to be a key driver of global growth, especially in critical technological fields.
Former South African ambassador Ebrahim Rasool emphasized Beijing's enduring commitment to globalization and its support for the Global South through technology and innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence. Canadian scholar Professor Gordon Houlden added that China's push for high-tech development and technological independence is a strategic response to tariff-based pressures and global supply chain challenges.
The discussion underscored Beijing's pivotal role in global cooperation and highlighted the importance of people-to-people exchanges in fostering mutual understanding. It reflected the aspirations of a modern China committed to sustainable progress and shared prosperity.
Over the past five years, China's economy has grown at an average annual rate of 5.5 percent, contributing nearly 30 percent of global growth while advancing green development, innovation, and openness. The discussion offered fresh insight into how these achievements and emerging policy directions can support inclusive and sustainable global progress.
You can watch the program here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9NeGqZX1F4
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