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Oct 2025
37m 43s

China's five-year plan

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China’s top policymakers are finalizing the next five-year plan for the world’s second-largest economy. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters Greater China bureau chief Kevin Krolicki on what to expect from a bureaucratic exercise that ripples around the world. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For information on our privacy an ... Show More
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