https://english.news.cn/20260306/16725abcb34b4ec29fea2270e82f3dc2/c.html
In the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), 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.
Some features:
- China plans to put the CR450 for a top test speed of 450 km/h into operation after trials,
- The C929 aircraft and the CJ-1000A engine will be validated. The C929 is China’s first independently developed jet-powered long-range wide-body aircraft, while the CJ-1000A is a high-bypass-ratio turbofan engine designed for commercial jetliners.
- China will promote advanced semiconductor manufacturing, deploy high-density batteries and humanoid robots in real-world scenarios, strengthen proactive space defense capabilities, create long-range VTOL aircrafts
- gene therapies will be ramped up, and brain-computer interface (BCI) products and intelligent surgical robots will be applied over the next five years.
- BCI was included in this year’s government work report for the first time, listed alongside future energy, quantum technology, embodied AI and 6G as China’s future industries.
- high-performance AI chips and general-purpose quantum computers will be promoted,
- engineer controllable nuclear fusion will be supported,
- brain-inspired artificial general intelligence systems will be built.
China has also laid out programs for deep-sea mining and oil and gas extraction, and is preparing to build a deep-sea “space station.” In outer space, it proposes studying or implementing new planetary probes, near-Earth asteroid defense and solar system boundary exploration, advancing the building of an international lunar research station, and developing reusable heavy-lift rockets.
The five-year plan also charts a course to build national laboratories and a host of major sci-tech facilities, and establish three world-class innovation centers, in a bid to enhance China’s foundational innovation strength.