Thirteenth Five-Year Plan: China's Strategic Roadmap for the "Along the Way" Construction

Abstract

On March 15, 2016, the 12th National People's Congress ("NPC") of P.R. China adopted the 13th Five- Year Plan on national economy and social development of China. This plan aims for "the construction of new pattern of all-round opening by 2020." Under "along the way" construction, the basic tasks set out in the plan are to: improve the level of opening up; promote synergy strategic mutual trust, investment and trade cooperation, and cultural exchanges; form a pattern of depth in integration and mutually beneficial cooperation; and create a new situation of opening. In fact, it will comprehensively promote two-way opening, leading to the orderly flow of domestic and international factors.