Formulated on the basis of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for The 13th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China (2016–2020), the 13th Five-Year Plan sets forth China’s strategic intentions and defines its major objectives, tasks, and measures for economic and social development. This plan is to serve as a guide to action for market entities, an important basis for government in performing its duties, and a common vision to be shared among the people of China.
This plan comprises 20 Parts: 1) Guiding thinking, major objectives, and development philosophy; 2) Innovation-driven development; 3) New systems for development; 4) Agriculture modernization; 5) An optimized modern industrial system; 6) The cyber economy; 7) Modern infrastructure networks; 8) New urbanization; 9) Development coordinated between regions; 10) Ecosystems and the environment; 11) All-around opening up; 12) Deeper cooperation between the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan; 13) The fight against poverty; 14) Better education and health for all citizens; 15) Support for public wellbeing; 16) Socialist cultural and ethical progress; 17) Better and more innovative social governance; 18) Socialist democracy and rule of law; 19) Coordinated economic and defense development; 20) Implementation.