BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the schedules for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Saturday. Throughout the day, NPC deputies will hold group meetings to examine reports and drafts on budgets and economic and social development plans.
A press conference for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) on economy is held in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming) BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese officials on Friday elaborated on the country's policy mix for this year, aimed at ensuring resilient economic growth, fostering innovation-driven new engines, and promoting balanced trade to share more market opportunities with the rest of the world.
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled an ambitious slate of mega-projects in its five-year blueprint, featuring faster bullet trains, homegrown aircraft engines and wide-body jets, AI chips, controllable nuclear fusion, reusable heavy-lift rockets and lunar exploration missions. In the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for examination, China proposes a total of 28 major projects to spearhead the development of new quality productive forces, covering four key areas: upgrading industrial infrastructure, fostering emerging industries, breaking through with cutting-edge technologies, and enhancing innovation capabilities.
*At the ongoing "two sessions" in Beijing, the strategic importance of domestic demand has been underscored in both the government work report and the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). *Boosting consumption hinges fundamentally on boosting confidence, and China is doubling down on policy support to unleash consumer potential.
