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China
Zhōngguó
中国
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
the fifteenth
dì shíwǔ gè
第十五个
Five-Year Plan
wǔ nián guīhuà
五年规划
，
to designate
jiāng
将
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to classify as / to designate as
lièwéi
列为
core / central
héxīn
核心
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
industry
chǎnyè
产业
。

China
Zhōngguó
中国
National People Congress
Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
全国人民代表大会
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
completion marker
le
了
the fifteenth
dì shíwǔ gè
第十五个
Five-Year Plan
wǔ nián guīhuà
五年规划
，
to designate
jiāng
将
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to designate as / to set as
dìngwéi
定为
core / central
héxīn
核心
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
industry
chǎnyè
产业
，
and / also
bìng
并
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
by / until
dào
到
the year 2030
èr líng sān líng nián
2030年
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
industry
chǎnyè
产业
output value / industrial output
chǎnzhí
产值
will
jiāng
将
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
10 trillion yuan
shí wànyì yuán
十万亿元
。

March 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM

China
Zhōngguó
中国
National People Congress
Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
全国人民代表大会
to deliberate / to review
shěnyì
审议
and / also
bìng
并
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
completion marker
le
了
the fifteenth
dì shíwǔ gè
第十五个
Five-Year Plan
wǔ nián guīhuà
五年规划
，
to cover / to encompass
hángài
涵盖
the year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
to / until
zhì
至
the year 2030
èr líng sān líng nián
2030年
structural particle
de
的
economic
jīngjì
经济
and
yǔ
与
science and technology
kējì
科技
development
fāzhǎn
发展
direction / orientation
fāngxiàng
方向
。
this time / this round
běncì
本次
plan / planning
guīhuà
规划
to designate
jiāng
将
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to classify as / to designate as
lièwéi
列为
core / central
héxīn
核心
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
industry
chǎnyè
产业
，
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
AI Plus (government initiative)
réngōng zhìnéng jiā
人工智能加
action plan
xíngdòng jìhuà
行动计划
，
aiming to / with the goal of
zhǐzài
旨在
to integrate
jiāng
将
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
technology
jìshù
技术
to integrate into / to incorporate into
róngrù
融入
various / each
gè
各
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
。
official / government
guānfāng
官方
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
，
by / until
dào
到
the year 2030
èr líng sān líng nián
2030年
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
industry
chǎnyè
产业
structural particle
de
的
total output value
zǒng chǎnzhí
总产值
will
jiāng
将
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
10 trillion yuan
shí wànyì yuán
十万亿元
Chinese yuan (RMB)
rénmínbì
人民币
。
plan / planning
guīhuà
规划
also / additionally
hái
还
key focus / priority
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to support
zhīchí
支持
integrated circuits
jíchéng diànlù
集成电路
、
low-altitude economy
dī kōng jīngjì
低空经济
、
intelligent robots
zhìnéng jīqìrén
智能机器人
and so on / etc.
děng
等
six major
liù dà
六大
emerging / newly rising
xīnxīng
新兴
industry
chǎnyè
产业
structural particle
de
的
development
fāzhǎn
发展
。
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to set
jiāng
将
the year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
to set as / to designate as
dìngwéi
定为
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
to
zhì
至
5 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ
5%
，
State Council
Guówùyuàn
国务院
Premier / Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Li Qiang
Lǐ Qiáng
李强
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
to achieve / to accomplish
shíxiàn
实现
this
zhè yī
这一
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
to have / to possess
jùbèi
具备
favorable / advantageous
yǒulì
有利
conditions
tiáojiàn
条件
。
Commerce Minister
shāngwù bùzhǎng
商务部长
Wang Wentao
Wáng Wéntāo
王文涛
to pledge / to commit
chéngnuò
承诺
to strengthen / to enhance
jiāqiáng
加强
intellectual property rights
zhīshí chǎnquán
知识产权
protection
bǎohù
保护
，
and / also
bìng
并
to improve / to raise
tíshēng
提升
policy
zhèngcè
政策
transparency
tòumíngdù
透明度
，
in order to
yǐ
以
further / additionally
jìnyībù
进一步
to attract
xīyǐn
吸引
foreign investment
wàizī
外资
。
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔ cǐ tóngshí
与此同时
，
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
completion marker
le
了
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
administration / government
zhèngfǔ
政府
targeting / aimed at
zhēnduì
针对
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to initiate / to launch
fāqǐ
发起
structural particle
de
的
trade
màoyì
贸易
investigation
diàochá
调查
，
stating that it
chēng qí
称其
to interfere with / to disrupt
gānrǎo
干扰
completion marker
le
了
normal / regular
zhèngcháng
正常
structural particle
de
的
bilateral
shuāngbiān
双边
economic and trade
jīngmào
经贸
exchanges / dealings
wǎnglái
往来
。

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