Every five years since 1953, the Chinese Communist Party has produced a strategic blueprint setting out the broad framework and specific targets meant to guide policy and performance nationwide, across government, economy, and society. In this talk, Vivienne Shue discusses the preparation, substance and political timing of China's new 14th Five Year Plan and considers whether its bold objectives are attainable.

Speaker: Professor Vivienne Shue FBA, Professor Emeritus of Contemporary China Studies, Fellow of St. Antony's College, and an Associate of the University of Oxford China Centre

Image: Photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping by Lintao Zhang via Getty Images.

Transcript: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/10-minute-talks-china-14th-five-year-plan-bold-beautiful/