This episode looks at President Xi Jinping’s vision for five-year plans. Also known as the Five-Year Plans for National Economic and Social Development, these strategic blueprints outline the country’s overall goals, key tasks and policy directions over five-year periods. The process of developing these plans is highly open and involves diverse stakeholders, ensuring informed and feasible planning.

This episode looks at President Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s private sector. Highly flexible and eager to make progress, private enterprises in China often pioneer new business models while quickly responding to national strategies. Mindful of the role they play, President Xi continues to prioritize their development.

This episode looks at how President Xi Jinping approaches food security in a country that supports nearly 20 percent of the global population with just 9 percent of the world’s arable land. In addition to upholding a red line of 120 million hectares of cultivated land, Xi has advocated a broader view of food security by calling for efforts to innovate and diversify China’s sources of food.

The Governance Podcast | Why sci-tech progress calls for both self-reliance and international cooperation

This episode looks at how President Xi Jinping sees the relationship between self-reliance and international cooperation. Self-reliance in science and technology is not about working in isolation, but taking the initiative in the global innovation network. While China recognizes the need for self-driven innovation and progress, it also recognizes that, in today’s world, international cooperation is inevitable since no country can be completely independent from the global system.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is China’s governing party, not a competing political party. For this reason, in addition to responding to public scrutiny, it must also carry out constant internal scrutiny and self-reform in order to always stay ahead of the curve. One of the things that distinguishes the self-governance of the CPC from that of other political parties is that it recruits members according to higher standards and subjects them to stricter discipline.

Introduction

President Xi’s vision of national rejuvenation should be understood in the context of China’s journey. After centuries at the forefront of human development, China experienced a drastic decline beginning in the mid-19th century, weakened by foreign aggression and internal strife. Today, as it works to once again tap into its full potential, the country seeks to generate prosperity to meet domestic needs and promote global peace and development.

Series intro

The Governance Podcast delves into topics related to President Xi Jinping’s leadership and how government is practiced in China. Throughout this series, we’ll be exploring the past, present and future of governance in China as it works toward meeting its development goals and finds its place in the global community.

Introduction The debate over market forces versus government regulation is a question in economic management that all countries face. Drawing on lessons learned and mindful of future challenges, President Xi has stressed the need for both an efficient market and a well-functioning government.

Series intro

The Governance Podcast delves into topics related to President Xi Jinping’s leadership and how government is practiced in China. Throughout this series, we’ll be exploring the past, present and future of governance in China as it works toward meeting its development goals and finds its place in the global community.

Introduction

Is the Party above the law? President Xi Jinping has addressed this question several times as it’s a question that he believes must be answered clearly. According to Xi, not only are the Party’s actions and those of its individual members held accountable to the law, they are also held to a higher standard by the Party’s own set of rules.

Series intro

The Governance Podcast delves into topics related to President Xi Jinping’s leadership and how government is practiced in China. Throughout this series, we’ll be exploring the past, present and future of governance in China as it works toward meeting its development goals and finds its place in the global community.