Xi’s 2026 New Year Address: Plan Transition, Taiwan Signaling, and Global Governance Messaging
The source describes Xi Jinping’s 31 December 2025 New Year address as a confidence-building narrative marking the close of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the approach of the 15th. It pairs modernization and governance themes with strong Taiwan reunification messaging and a continued push to brand China as open and active in global governance.