Reference News Network, March 17 report: On March 12, the Spanish newspaper "El Mundo" website published an article titled "China's Grand Blueprint to Conquer the Future of Technology", written by Lucas de la Calle. The article excerpts are as follows:
At a time when the United States has once again launched a war and the energy market is in turmoil due to the paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing has passed one of its most ambitious documents - the new five-year plan from 2026 to 2030. This strategic roadmap outlines the direction of technological development for the world's second-largest economy over the next five years and will influence the technological development of other regions of the world.
No country has maintained an uninterrupted system of central economic planning for more than seven decades like China. Although this system has evolved in different eras, its essence has always remained the same: a compass for the direction of national development.
Today, this planning has been given new significance. In the era of competition with the United States, self-reliance and technological advantage have become key words. The National People's Congress meeting that closed on the 12th passed the outline of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan", an important document that clearly outlines China's vision of becoming an economic power in the 21st century.
This document identifies technological self-reliance and strength as a strategic priority. China hopes to reduce its reliance on external technology in key areas such as semiconductors and advanced computers, and accelerate the construction of domestic industrial chains. The new five-year plan proposes to further increase investment in industrial innovation and the modernization of manufacturing.
Artificial intelligence will become a key industry that China focuses on developing during the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan". The Chinese government issued a document in 2025 on implementing the "AI Plus" initiative, setting several development milestones: by 2027, the penetration rate of new generation intelligent terminals and intelligent agents will exceed 70%; by 2030, this penetration rate will exceed 90%. At that time, an "intelligent economy" centered on artificial intelligence will become the main engine driving economic growth, and the total scale of related industries is expected to exceed 10 trillion yuan.
At the same time, humanoid robots have also been put on the agenda for the development of new pillar industries. China is working to promote the layout of digital infrastructure to support an increasingly intelligent economic system. In addition, China plans to spread its technological model overseas, expanding its technological influence in the Global South countries through large-scale infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, and actively participating in the creation of global standards for AI applications.
In China, long-term planning for the future reflects patience and political space. Some analysts point out that China's strategic advantage lies precisely in its ability to look ahead for several decades, while governments of other countries struggle even to complete the planning for the next legislative session. (Translated by Wang Meng)
Original source: toutiao.com/article/7618128817923621391/
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