Xi’s 2026 New Year Message Signals Continuity Into the 15th Five-Year Plan
A Dec. 31, 2025 message frames 2025 as the successful completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and positions 2026 as the launch of the 15th, emphasizing high-quality development, reform and opening-up, and shared prosperity. It also highlights climate commitments and global governance initiatives while reiterating priorities on national unity and Party self-governance.