China doubles down on innovation course - Key takeaways from the Fourth Plenum
China is banking on innovation and high-tech development to weatherproof its economy and carry it forward amidst a geopolitical storm. This can be seen from the plans approved at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party that just wrapped up with a 2-hour press conference in Beijing.
Katja Drinhausen, Head of Program of the research team "Politics & Society" at MERICS, shares her first assessments on the meeting’s outcomes and the course charted at the Plenum for the next Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).
