Xi’s 2026 New Year Message: Innovation Primacy, Governance Expansion, and a Confident 15th Plan Pivot
Xi Jinping’s Dec. 31, 2025 New Year message frames the completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan as a step-change in comprehensive national strength, with AI models and domestic chip R&D highlighted as strategic priorities. The speech also introduces a Global Governance Initiative, signals incremental social policy adjustments for platform labor and childcare, and reiterates core positions on Taiwan and Party-led discipline.