China Decode: China’s Next 5-Year Plan & Xi’s Possible Successor

Summary of China Decode: China’s Next 5-Year Plan & Xi’s Possible Successor

by Vox Media Podcast Network

40m•October 7, 2025
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If the episode follows the title "China Decode: China’s Next 5-Year Plan & Xi’s Possible Successor", it would likely examine:

  • The priorities and policy directions expected in China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (economic targets, technology and self-reliance, “common prosperity”, energy and infrastructure, urbanization, defense/dual-use technologies).
  • Political dynamics around Xi Jinping’s leadership and the question of succession (whether a clear successor exists, power consolidation since 2018 removal of presidential term limits, factional politics, potential candidates and their profiles).
  • Implications for global economics, technology competition, and geopolitics.

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  • China’s next Five-Year Plan will emphasize economic stability, high-tech self-reliance (semiconductors, AI), and social goals ("common prosperity") while navigating slower growth.
  • Policy instruments could include targeted stimulus, industrial policy, and tighter regulation in some sectors.
  • Xi’s consolidation of power reduces the prospect of a clear, institutionalized successor; any transition may be unpredictable and influenced by elite politics.
  • International ramifications: intensified tech competition, supply-chain adjustments, and posture shifts in diplomacy/security.

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  • Economic growth targets and structural reforms
  • Industrial policy and tech sovereignty (semiconductors, AI, clean energy)
  • Social policy: inequality and “common prosperity”
  • Military modernization and national security
  • Communist Party personnel politics and leadership succession
  • Impacts on foreign investment and global trade

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