Is China’s Economic Plan Changing?

The trajectory of China’s economy has a global impact. At the Fourth Plenum in October, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party discussed its national development priorities in advance of the publication of its 15th Five-Year Plan. But what is the real state of China's economy at the end of 2025? Will 2026 usher in a significant change of direction in China's economic policy? What will the new Five-Year Plan prioritise? And what might this mean for the rest of the world?

In the latest installment of the RAND Europe Webinar series, experts from the RAND Europe China Initiative and RAND China Center will share their reflections on the economic outcomes of the Fourth Plenum and consider the implications for the United States and Europe. This event is open to the public and will be held on the record.