China's top leadership held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to assess the country's current economic situation and outline the strategic agenda for the second half of 2025. It's decided that the Party would discuss proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development in October. How is China navigating its economic priorities amid challenges at home and abroad? What policy tools are being deployed to stabilize growth and boost domestic demand? And what direction will the next Five-Year Plan take as China charts its path forward?