"The 14th Five-Year Plan has yielded remarkable results in areas such as space exploration, cyberspace, AI, advanced manufacturing and robotics," Pakistan Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi said in a recent interview with China Daily.
Kishore Mahbubani, a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute, said that China's five-year plans are one of the reasons that make China become so successful today.
China's economic performance held steady in October amid headwinds and uncertainties, with industrial production reporting stable growth, driven by strong performances in the equipment manufacturing and high-tech sectors.