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Various regions are drawing up a new blueprint for the start of the 15th Five Year Plan

2026-03-02   

The National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are about to be held, and the local two sessions have already come to an end. Looking back at the achievements of work in 2025, it is clear that the key focus of work in 2026 will always be an important topic for the local two sessions. This year marks the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan, and various regions have set goals, systematically laid out plans, and made precise efforts to achieve the goal of "starting well and taking good steps". In the new year, technological innovation is still placed in a key position in the work throughout the year. Various regions actively develop artificial intelligence, cultivate and strengthen emerging and future industries, and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. The implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative has been frequently included in local government work reports. Various regions are strengthening the construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure and platforms, promoting the deep application of artificial intelligence in various fields, and accelerating the dual empowerment of technological innovation and scene expansion. For example, Beijing is promoting the construction of new infrastructure such as intelligent computing power, fully implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative, and building a national pilot base for artificial intelligence applications; Shanghai is deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative, strengthening the layout and construction of computing power facilities, industry corpora, vertical models, etc., promoting the widespread use of new generation intelligent terminals, intelligent agents, etc., accelerating the intelligent transformation of key industries, adding more than 50 advanced intelligent factories, and actively cultivating intelligent native new models and formats; Zhejiang focuses on manufacturing, transportation, and people's livelihoods, cultivating and constructing a number of industry integrated scenarios and high-value small incision scenarios, promoting the opening up and large-scale application of scenario resources; Guangdong is accelerating the high-level application of artificial intelligence in all areas, all times, and all industries. Chen Fengxian, Associate Researcher at China Telecom Research Institute, stated that "Artificial Intelligence+" has become a key engine for cultivating new quality productivity, reshaping the local economic landscape and promoting the transformation of local economy and society towards intelligence, precision, and green development. In the process of implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative in various regions, we must adhere to local conditions and application orientation, and form a virtuous cycle of technology and industry empowerment. On the one hand, based on our own advantages, we should identify entry points such as "artificial intelligence+manufacturing" and "artificial intelligence+agriculture", deeply cultivate vertical fields, gradually cultivate representative and replicable application scenarios, and avoid rushing forward and homogeneous competition. On the other hand, we will strengthen the construction of intelligent infrastructure, integrate computing power resources, data assets, etc., create a collaborative innovation ecosystem, establish sound fault tolerance mechanisms and ethical norms, explore the implementation of regulatory sandbox mechanisms, and ensure the healthy, orderly, and safe development of the artificial intelligence industry. Four emerging industries and six future industries proposed around the "15th Five Year Plan" are anchored in various regions to achieve breakthroughs in the "new" direction. Among them, emerging industries such as low altitude economy and biomedicine, as well as future industries such as embodied intelligence, biomanufacturing, and quantum technology, have become high-frequency words. Developing emerging and future industries is an important engine for achieving the transformation of old and new driving forces, and an effective way to achieve high-quality development. ”Feng Hua, professor of the National High end Think Tank Sustainable Transport Innovation Center, said that all regions should aim at the forefront of science and technology, follow the law of innovation, improve the innovation ecology, support the construction of concept verification centers and pilot bases, and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation; In response to the high-risk and long-term characteristics of future industries, we will deepen institutional and mechanism reforms, explore the establishment of fault tolerance, error correction, and due diligence exemption mechanisms. To drive reform, all regions must adhere to the strategy of tackling difficulties and breaking through barriers, and empower the deepening of high-quality economic development. Anti internal competition "has become the main line of reform, and various regions are making efforts in multiple directions to strive for economic development to break away from the logic of low-level competition. In response to the chaos of attracting investment, Beijing and Zhejiang have proposed to carry out policy measures and fair competition reviews on a regular basis, continuously breaking down explicit and implicit barriers. Henan, Fujian, and Chongqing require strict regulation of behavior, implementation of red lines and bottom lines, and comprehensive improvement of quality and efficiency; In response to the problems in industrial development, Shaanxi has proposed to increase efforts to control overcapacity in key industries. Zhang Yuzhe, Director of the High Tech Industry Research Office at the Institute of Industrial Economics and Technological Economics of the National Development and Reform Commission, believes that the comprehensive rectification of "involution" competition mainly involves constraining two types of actors, namely business entities and local governments, reconstructing the industrial ecology, stimulating innovation vitality, enhancing industrial competitiveness, and promoting the industry to move from quantitative development to qualitative leap. Various regions have made "anti internal competition" a key focus of work. From the perspective of local economic development, it can effectively transform the development mode, optimize the economic structure, and better serve and integrate into the unified national market; From an industrial perspective, it can promote industrial transformation and upgrading, transform growth drivers, and improve the competitive landscape; From the perspective of enterprises, it can encourage them to enhance their innovation capabilities, improve resource allocation efficiency, improve profitability, and achieve high-quality development. Continuously optimizing the business environment in various regions, cultivating innovative soil, promoting factor flow, and reducing costs and burdens for enterprises. Hubei proposes to optimize the market access environment for new fields and formats, eliminate institutional barriers for the smooth circulation of innovative elements, and accelerate the transformation of local industries. As an open highland, Guangdong is committed to creating a market-oriented, rule of law, international first-class business environment; Hainan launches action to optimize foreign-related services and enhance the international business environment. In addition, Liaoning strictly regulates administrative inspections related to enterprises, fully implements "scanning code to enter enterprises" inspections, vigorously promotes inclusive and prudent supervision and flexible law enforcement, and minimizes interference with enterprises; Zhejiang has strengthened market order supervision, severely cracked down on illegal activities such as counterfeiting, false advertising, and infringement of trade secrets... Various regions have taken multiple measures to further reduce interference with the normal operation of enterprises and strive to create a stable, fair, and transparent business environment. From the perspective of local two sessions, Shandong, Shanghai, Liaoning and other places have placed expanding domestic demand and promoting consumption as the top priority of their annual work, optimizing consumption structure and unleashing consumption vitality have become the focus of their annual work. Fully unleash the potential of service consumption and new consumption. Service consumption "and" new consumption "have become hot topics in government work reports across the country. Beijing proposes to increase policy support for the consumption of services such as health, elderly care, and childcare, encourage platforms to innovate and develop domestic service businesses, and accelerate the cultivation of new growth points for service consumption; Liaoning will vigorously cultivate emerging leisure consumption such as low altitude flying, cruise ships, yachts, and RV camping; Zhejiang is committed to expanding new forms, models, and scenarios of consumption, and accelerating the development of new types of consumption such as smart consumption, self enjoyment consumption, and silver economy, as well as expanding service consumption in cultural tourism, catering, health care, sports, and other areas. The 2026 local government work report will shift the focus of work from commodity consumption to service consumption and new consumption, reflecting policy makers' precise grasp of the trend of consumption upgrading and strategic considerations for cultivating new economic growth points. ”Nan Yu, an associate researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that on the one hand, the characteristics of residents' consumption transformation from material to service-oriented and experiential are obvious; On the other hand, the multiplier effect of service consumption is significant and can effectively drive employment and economic growth. In 2025, the 'Su Chao' will break through the circle and cleverly turn event traffic into economic growth. The popularity of sports events continues into the new year, and various regions have regarded sports events as an important basis for promoting consumption. Guangdong, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Liaoning have all identified sports events as new growth points for consumption, driving the coordinated development of cultural, tourism, sports, and commercial sectors through the popularity of these events. Nanyu believes that sports events can drive consumption from three aspects: first, direct consumption, such as ticket sales, derivatives, advertising sponsorships, and other direct income from events; The second is related consumption, which drives consumption such as "food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment"; The third is brand and long-term value, such as enhancing city visibility, attracting investment and talent. Experts suggest that promoting the integrated development of culture, tourism, sports, and commerce through sports events should pay attention to precise positioning and differentiated development, evaluate long-term operational capabilities and real market demand, select events based on urban characteristics, and avoid blindly introducing "high-end events"; Create immersive consumption scenarios, set up "event themed consumption areas" around the competition venue and throughout the city, and extend the consumption chain; Build an industrial ecosystem and digital empowerment, support local sports clubs, training, equipment and other industries, and create incremental income and fan stickiness through online live streaming, interaction, derivative content, etc; Optimize policies and public service guarantees, simplify the approval process for large-scale events, and provide integrated guarantees in security, transportation, and urban appearance. Enhancing consumer power and boosting consumer confidence are the key to boosting consumption. From the implementation of the income increase plan for urban and rural residents in Shandong, the implementation of the paid off peak vacation system, to the adjustment and optimization of the support scope and subsidy standards for the policy of exchanging old for new consumer goods in Jiangxi, encouraging the issuance of consumption vouchers in various regions, to the in-depth promotion of special actions to boost consumption in Hainan, the optimization of the consumption environment, and the cleaning up of unreasonable restrictions in the consumption field in Guangdong... In deploying the New Year's work, various regions adhere to the close combination of benefiting the people's livelihood and promoting consumption, and use strong and practical measures to break down the bottlenecks that hinder consumption, so that people can consume, dare to consume, and are willing to consume. (New Society)

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