A CHINESE development planning expert has identified three concrete opportunities for the Philippines and other countries under China’s newly approved 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), emphasizing joint industrial development, a greener Belt and Road Initiative, and greater access to China’s domestic market. Dr. Li Zhi, assistant dean of the China Institute for Development Planning at Tsinghua University, presented the opportunities in a video message during a forum organized by the Manila-based think tank Asian Century Philippine Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI).Li described China’s Five-Year Plan as a “dynamic grand strategic design” built through an “Open Door Planning” process that incorporates millions of…



